Autograph letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, dated 14 August 1763 [D11365]
Identifiers
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CMV35657
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Français 12935 (fol.119-120)
Title:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, dated 14 August 1763 [D11365]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
mon cher frere ma philosophie est reduitte a ne vous parler que de procez depuis quelque temps.
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, dated 14 August 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:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded). There are two pairs of pin holes at the bottom of the page. There is an ink splatter over the first word of l.3 of f.119v and several small ink blots throughout.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.119r. The same hand has added a marginal note in pencil to the left-hand margin of f.119v that is linked to the text through the use of a shared symbol.
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History
Date:
14 August 1763
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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