Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 28 March 1763 [D11134]

Identifiers

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CMV35638

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.87-88)

Title:

Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 28 March 1763 [D11134]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon cher frère, vraiment l’avanture de l’académie est tout à fait singulière.

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No

Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 28 March 1763.

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Physical Description

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2 ff.

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1

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Binding:

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

Additional Comments:

Tape has been added along the left-hand edge of f.87v. The wax seal is extant on f.88v and has caused some damage to the same folio.

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Undecorated

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A Genevan postmark has been added above the address on f.88v.

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History

Date:

28 March 1763

Ownership:

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

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