Autograph letter from Voltaire to François-Augustin Paradis de Moncrif, written from La Rivière and dated 24 September [1723] [D164]
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CMV35862
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Français 12936 (p.11-12)
Title:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to François-Augustin Paradis de Moncrif, written from La Rivière and dated 24 September [1723] [D164]
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BIBLIOTHèQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE, MF 23570
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Incipit Diplomatic:
il ny avoit qu’une lettre aussi aimable que la votre et les assurances touchantes que vous me donnez de votre amitié qui pussent adoucir la douleur ou je suis de la mort de notre pauvre ami.
Incipit Modernised:
Il n’y avoit qu’une lettre aussi aimable que la vôtre et les assurances touchantes quevous me donnez de votre amitié qui pussent adoucir la douleur où je suis de la mort de notre pauvre ami.
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to François-Augustin Paradis de Moncrif, written from La Rivière and dated 24 September [1723].
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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2
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The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
There is a slight ink splatter over l.12 of p.11 and a small ink blot over the date at the top of the same page.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
There is a minor correction to l.6 of p.12 in the form of a crossing out with the addition of corrected text superscript. The name Crébillon has been underlined on l.9 of the same. A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.4*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.11. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.11.
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History
Date:
24 September [1723]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
la riviere
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