Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 August [1763] [D11379]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35660

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.123)

Title:

Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 August [1763] [D11379]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon cher frère, ne bénissez vous pas Dieu de voir le peuple de Calvin prendre si hautement le parti de Jean Jaques.

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No

Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 August [1763].

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Physical Description

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Extent:

1 f.

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2

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Binding:

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

Additional Comments:

There is some slight staining to the upper left-hand corner of f.123r.

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Undecorated

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A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.123r.

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History

Date:

23 August [1763]

Ownership:

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

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