Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 May 1763 [D11194]
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CMV35639
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Français 12935 (fol.89-90)
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 May 1763 [D11194]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Les choses changent, mon cher frère, selon les temps.
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Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 May 1763.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
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:
Tape has been added along the left-hand edge of f.89v. The wax seal is extant on f.90v and has caused some damage to the same folio.
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Undecorated
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Voltaire has added the phrase ‘ecrazes linfame’ at the bottom of the letter on f.89r. A Genevan postmark has been added above the address on f.90v.
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History
Date:
7 May 1763
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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