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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Friedrich Wilhelm von Marschall, written from Potsdam and dated 18 March [1751] [D4425]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35786
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12935 (fol.283)
Title:
Collection(s):
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Reproductions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
jay eu lhonneur de vous remercier de vos bontez et de vous renvoyer les deux tomes des memoires cronologiques
Incipit Modernised:
Language(s):
French
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Friedrich Wilhelm von Marschall, written from Potsdam and dated 18 March [1751].
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
ALS
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 f.
Format:
8vo
Dimensions:
Hands:
2
Watermark:
Countermark:
Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection in calf.
Additional Comments:
There is a small ink blot towards the top of f.285r.
Materiality Keywords:
Ink Blot, Library Stamp
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has added a bibliographical reference to the upper left-hand corner of f.285r.
Marginalia Keywords:
Bibliographical Reference
Inclusions:
History
Date:
8 March [1751]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
a potsdam[…] au chatau
Origin:
Potsdam, Germany
Provenance:
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