Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis [née Mignot], written from Berlin and dated 15 February 1751 [D4379]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35906

Shelfmark:

Français 12936 (p.51-52)

Title:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis [née Mignot], written from Berlin and dated 15 February 1751 [D4379]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570

Content

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Incipit Diplomatic:

le marquis dadhémar sera donc a madame la markgrave de bareuth.

Incipit Modernised:

Le marquis d’Adhémar sera donc à madame la margrave de Bayreuth.

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In Own Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis [née Mignot], written from Berlin and dated 15 February 1751.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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2

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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.27*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.51. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.51.

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History

Date:

15 February 1751

Ownership:

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

Origin (transcript):

Berlin

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