Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, dating to August 1757 [D7347]
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CMV35913
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Français 12936 (p.63-64)
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, dating to August 1757 [D7347]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Si j’étais moins vieux, moins infirme je n’ecrirais point a mon heros, je viendrais en allemagne, je serais témoin de sa nouvelle gloire.
Incipit Modernised:
Si j’étais moins vieux, moins infirme je n’écrirais point à mon héros, je viendrais en Allemagne, je serais témoin de sa nouvelle gloire.
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, dating to August 1757.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
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.34*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.63. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.63.
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History
Date:
[?August 1757]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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