Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 19 December 1763 [D11574]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35688

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.159-160)

Title:

Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 19 December 1763 [D11574]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon cher frère ; pourquoi Mr Bertin a t-il quitté?

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No

Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 19 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 four (since unfolded). There are a number of small ink blots throughout, and two pairs of pin holes just below the centre of the MS.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.159r. A large proportion of f.160r has been underlined. There is a minor correction to l.16 of f.160r in the form of a crossing out.

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History

Date:

19 December 1763

Ownership:

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

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