Letter from Voltaire to Claude-Adrien Helvétius, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 26 July 1763 [D11322]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35922

Shelfmark:

Français 12936 (p.87-88)

Title:

Letter from Voltaire to Claude-Adrien Helvétius, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 26 July 1763 [D11322]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570

Content

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Une bonne ame envoie cette traduction du grec à une bonne ame.

Incipit Modernised:

Une bonne âme envoie cette traduction du grec à une bonne âme.

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No

Brief Summary:

Letter from Voltaire to Claude-Adrien Helvétius, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 26 July 1763.

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Physical Description

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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.43’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.87. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.87.

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History

Date:

26 July 1763

Ownership:

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

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