Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean Louis Vincent Capperonnier de Gauffecourt, written in an unidentified secretarial hand, and dated 1 June 1768 [D15051]
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CMV35631
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Français 12935 (fol.68-69)
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean Louis Vincent Capperonnier de Gauffecourt, written in an unidentified secretarial hand, and dated 1 June 1768 [D15051]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ai bientôt fait usage, Monsieur, du livre de la Bibliothèque royale que vous avez eu la bonté de me prêter.
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Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean Louis Vincent Capperonnier de Gauffecourt, written in an unidentified secretarial hand, and dated 1 June 1768.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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2
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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). There are some small ink blots on f.69v.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
1 June 1768
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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Provenance:
Passed at the Pixerécourt sale in Paris on 4 November 1840 (no. 957).
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