Contemporary copy of an extract of a letter from Voltaire to Sabina von Bassewitz, gräfin von Bassewitz, written from Ferney and dated 22 January 1761 [D9568]
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CMV35916
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Français 12936 (p.73-74)
Title:
Contemporary copy of an extract of a letter from Voltaire to Sabina von Bassewitz, gräfin von Bassewitz, written from Ferney and dated 22 January 1761 [D9568]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Une polonaise, en 1722, vint à Paris et se logea à quelques pas de la maison que j’occupais
Incipit Modernised:
Une Polonaise, en 1722, vint à Paris et se logea à quelques pas de la maison que j’occupais
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No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of an extract of a letter from Voltaire to Sabina von Bassewitz, gräfin von Bassewitz, written from Ferney and dated 22 January 1761.
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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:
The MS was folded into four (since unfolded).
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Decorations:
Borders created out of dotted lines have been added at the start and end of the letter.
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.37’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.73. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.73.
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History
Date:
22 January 1761
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
ferney
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