Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 13 December 1763 [D11555]
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CMV35686
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Français 12935 (fol.155-156)
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 13 December 1763 [D11555]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Il doit arriver, mon cher frère, une Tolérance par Besançon, que vous ne recevrez que quelques jours après ce billet, et dont he vous prie de m’accuser la reception.
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No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 13 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 folded into three before sending. The wax seal is extant on f.156v and has caused some damage to the same. There are several small ink blots across f.156v, and two pairs of pin holes at the centre of the MS.
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Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.155r. A Genevan postmark has been stamped above the address on f.156v.
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History
Date:
13 December 1763
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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