Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 11 June 1774 [D18978]
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CMV35709
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Français 12935 (fol.195-196)
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 11 June 1774 [D18978]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Le vieux malade du mont Jura, Monsieur, vous avait envoié un petit paquet dans le temps même que vous partiez pour Mouson.
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No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 11 June 1774.
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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 sealed using the ‘Tuck, Fold, and Seal’ method. The seal is partially extant on f.196v. The paper has also been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. There are two pairs of pin holes in the lower right-hand corner of the MS, and an ink blot at the top of f.195v. There are further ink blots above the address on f.196v.
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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.195r. A ‘DE LEON’ postmark has been stamped above the address on f.196v.
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History
Date:
11 June 1774
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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