Signed, autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Jean-François de Chatillard de Montillet-Grenaud, archbishop of Auch, written from Ferney and dated 29 May 1764 [D11898]
Identifiers
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CMV35923
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Shelfmark:
Français 12936 (p.89-90)
Title:
Signed, autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Jean-François de Chatillard de Montillet-Grenaud, archbishop of Auch, written from Ferney and dated 29 May 1764 [D11898]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
permettez Monsigr quun gentilhomme sadresse a vous pour une chose qui vous regarde et qui me touche.
Incipit Modernised:
Permettez Monseigr qu’un gentilhome s’adresse à vous pour une chose qui vous regardeet qui me touche.
Language(s):
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Signed, autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Jean-François de Chatillard de Montillet-Grenaud, archbishop of Auch, written from Ferney and dated 29 May 1764.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
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:
There are several dots of ink across the bottom of p.90.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
There are numerous corrections throughout in the form of crossings out, the addition of corrected text superscript, and the addition of corrected text over the top of incorrect text. A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.44’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.89. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.89.
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History
Date:
29 May 1764
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
au chateau de Ferney en Bourgogne route de Geneve
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