Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 4 October 1763 [D11445]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35671

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.156-157)

Title:

Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 4 October 1763 [D11445]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

Content

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon cher frère, voicy d’abord un paquet qu’on m’a envoié de hollande pour vous

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No

Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 4 October 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 to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. The wax seal on the previous letter in the collection has caused some staining to both the left- and right-hand sides of f.136r.

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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.136r.

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History

Date:

4 October 1763

Ownership:

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

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