Autograph letter from Voltaire to Maréchal Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, dating to c.October 1745 [D3239]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35799

Shelfmark:

Français 12935 (fol.308)

Title:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Maréchal Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, dating to c.October 1745 [D3239]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23569

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Le malingre V . . ne put hier venir faire sa cour a son heros.

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Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Maréchal Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, dating to c.October 1745 [D3239]

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Physical Description

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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.

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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.308r.

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History

Date:

[c.October 1745]

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.

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