Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 27 May 1774 [D18959]
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CMV35706
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Français 12935 (fol.190-191)
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 27 May 1774 [D18959]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
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Incipit Diplomatic:
La premiere chose, Monsieur, qui me vint dans la tête quand le Roi eut la petite vérole
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 27 May 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-and-Seal’ method. There are remnants of the wax seal on f.191v, and the seal has caused some damage to the same. The MS was also folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. There are several ink blots on f.191v.
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Undecorated
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A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.190r. The same hand has added marginal notes throughout identifying matters mentioned in the text and providing additional context. A postmark, ‘PA’, has been stamped over the address on f.191v.
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History
Date:
27 May 1774
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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