Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 September [1763] [D11402]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35665

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.129)

Title:

Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 September [1763] [D11402]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon Cher frère, il ne s’agit pas aujourd’hui d’affaires temporelles.

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No

Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 7 September [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 an ink blot above l.11 of f.129r which has smudged slightly, and another at the top of f.129v. There are two pairs of pin holes at the centre of the MS.

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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.129r.

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History

Date:

7 September [1763]

Ownership:

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

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