Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 6 December 1763 [D11535]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35683

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.150-151)

Title:

Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 6 December 1763 [D11535]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Je croiais que vous aviez des Tolérances, mon très cher frère.

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No

Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 6 December 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 was sealed using the ‘Tuck, Fold, and Seal’ method. The wax seal is no longer extant but has caused some damage to f.151. There are a number of small ink blots across f.151v and two pairs of pin holes towards the bottom of the MS.

Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.150r. A Genevan postmark has been stamped over the address on f.151v.

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History

Date:

6 December 1763

Ownership:

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

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