Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Etienne-Noël Damilaville, dated 4 June 1762 [D10484]
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CMV35919
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Français 12936 (p.81-82)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Etienne-Noël Damilaville, dated 4 June 1762 [D10484]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher frère, je n’ai point encor cette éducation de l’homme le plus mal élevé qui soit au monde.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher frère, je n’ai point encore cette éducation de l’homme le plus mal élevé qui soit au monde.
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Etienne-Noël Damilaville, dated 4 June 1762.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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1
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The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
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There are several small ink splatters over the text throughout.
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Undecorated
Additions:
The copyist has endorsed the MS as ‘No.40*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.81. They have also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.81 and a marginal note identifying a matter mentioned in the letter in the upper right-hand corner of the same page. This note is linked to the text through the use of a corresponding symbol. Several words and phrases have been underlined throughout.
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History
Date:
4 June 1762
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
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