Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 27 January 1774 [D18770]
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CMV35698
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Français 12935(fol.176-177)
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 27 January 1774 [D18770]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Le vieux malade, Monsieur, vous remercie d’abord de vos trois rois.
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Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 27 January 1774.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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3
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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 partially extant on f.177v and has caused some damage to the same.
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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.176r. The same hand has added marginal notes providing context to matters mentioned in the letter throughout. These notes are linked to the text through the use of shared symbols. Part of l.5-6 on f.176v have been underlined. A Versoix postmark has been stamped over the address on f.177v.
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History
Date:
27 January 1774
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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