Autograph letter from Voltaire to an unidentified recipient, undated

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35621

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.51)

Title:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to an unidentified recipient, undated

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Recipient

Incipit Diplomatic:

voila mon Cher lyndic un mémoire fait per un de nos amis

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Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to an unidentified recipient, undated.

Detailed Summary:

Voltaire writes that he is attaching a mémoire written by one of their friends and urges the recipient to examine it that day. He asks that the mémoire is returned to him the following day when they can meet and make their remarks.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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Hands:

1

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.

Additional Comments:

The MS was folded into four (since unfolded).

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Undecorated

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History

Date:

n.d.

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.

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