Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from the Camp de Hundsfeld and dated 24 July 1743 [D2795]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35893
Repository:
Shelfmark:
Français 12936 (p.29-30)
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from the Camp de Hundsfeld and dated 24 July 1743 [D2795]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Combien mon importun Lutin
Voudra-t-il que je me pròmène?
Incipit Modernised:
Combien mon importun Lutin
Voudra t’il que je me promène?
In Own Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from the Camp de Hundsfeld and dated 24 July 1743.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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3
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.12=*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.29 The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.29. A third hand, said to be a note from M. de Condorcet, has been added beneath the endorsement in the upper left-hand corner of p.29. There is a minor correction to l.24 of p.29, with an omitted word being added superscript. Omitted text has also been added to the left-hand margin of p.30. Names on p.30 have been underlined.
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History
Date:
24 July 1743
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
Camp de Husfeldt
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