Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 14 March 1776 [D19987]
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CMV:
CMV35758
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Français 12935 (fol.221-222)
Title:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 14 March 1776 [D19987]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Un officier du Régiment des Deux Ponts, nommé Monsieur De Crassy, mon voisin et mon ami, a mandé, Monsieur, que j’avais grand tort
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No
Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas de Lisle, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 14 March 1776.
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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 paper was also folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. The wax seal is no longer extant but has caused some damage to f.222. There are two pairs of pin holes at the bottom of the MS.
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Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.221r.
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History
Date:
14 March 1776
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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