Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 25 April 1774 [D18908]
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CMV35701
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Français 12935 (fol.181)
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 25 April 1774 [D18908]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Le vieux malade n’a pas la force d’ècrire, mais il suplie Monsieur De Lille de lui ècrite tant qui’l poura
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No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 25 April 1774.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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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 is folded in half vertically. There are two small ink blots beneath the text on f.181r.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.181r.
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History
Date:
25 April 1774
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
ferney
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