Autograph letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, dated [c.18 June] 1763 [D11269]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35692

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.166)

Title:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, dated [c.18 June] 1763 [D11269]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

Content

People:

Incipit Diplomatic:

vraiment le ridicule de ce nouvel arrest manquait a ma chere patrie.

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In Own Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Étienne Noël Damilaville, dated [c.18 June] 1763.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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Hands:

2

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.

Additional Comments:

There is a small blob of wax over the penultimate word of l.9 on f.166r. There are two pairs of pin holes toward the top of the MS.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

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A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.166r.

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History

Date:

[c.18 June] 1763

Ownership:

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

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