Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, written from Paris and dated 1 May 1746 [D3373]
Identifiers
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CMV35896
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Français 12936 (p.35-36)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, written from Paris and dated 1 May 1746 [D3373]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon illustre Amy, je vous reconnais
Incipit Modernised:
Mon illustre ami, je vous reconnais
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, written from Paris and dated 1 May 1746.
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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.
Additional Comments:
There are several small ink blots across p.36.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.16’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.35. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.35 and a marginal note on the same page filling in a gap in the copy.
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History
Date:
1 May 1746
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
Paris
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