Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 6 November 1763 [D11487]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35676

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.143)

Title:

Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 6 November 1763 [D11487]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

Content

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon cher frère, je vous prie de me mander si vous avez reçu quelques paquets depuis deux mois.

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No

Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 6 November 1763.

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Physical Description

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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:

The wax seal of the previous letter in the collection has caused some staining to the left- and right-hand sides of f.143r. There are two pairs of pin holes slightly below the centre of the MS, and several ink blots across f.143v.

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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.143r.

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History

Date:

6 November 1763

Ownership:

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

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