Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Prangins and dated 2 February 1755 [D6128]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35908

Shelfmark:

Français 12936 (p.54)

Title:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Prangins and dated 2 February 1755 [D6128]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

j’apprends monseigneur les nouvelles allarmes que la santé de Monsieur le duc de fronsac vous a données.

Incipit Modernised:

J’apprends monseigneur les nouvelles alarmes que la santé de Monsieur le duc de Fronsac vous a données.

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Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Prangins and dated 2 February 1755.

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Physical Description

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Extent:

1 f.

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2

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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.29*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.54 The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the lower left-hand margin of p.54.

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History

Date:

2 February 1755

Ownership:

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

Origin (transcript):

Prangin pays de Vaud

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