Letter signed from Voltaire to Louis-Antoine de Caraccioli, written in an unidentified secretarial hand from Ferney and dated 15 September 1776 [D20294]
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CMV35632
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Français 12935 (fol.71-72)
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Louis-Antoine de Caraccioli, written in an unidentified secretarial hand from Ferney and dated 15 September 1776 [D20294]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ai été, Monsieur, fort étonné d’avoir l’honneur de recevoir de vous une Lettre non cachetée dans un paquet contresigné par M. Le Baron d’Ogny.
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Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Louis-Antoine de Caraccioli, written in an unidentified secretarial hand from Ferney and dated 15 September 1776.
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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 three ink blots on f.71r, and a tear to the centre of f.72.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
15 September 1776
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
Ferney
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