Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Geneva and dated 30 August 1765 [D12857]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35928
Repository:
Shelfmark:
Français 12936 (p.103-106)
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Geneva and dated 30 August 1765 [D12857]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
j’ay deja lhonneur de mander a mon heros des nouvelles de mademoiselle clairon.
Incipit Modernised:
J’ai déjà eu l’honneur de mander à mon héros des nouvelles de mademoiselle Clairon.
Language(s):
In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Geneva and dated 30 August 1765.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
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2
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Binding:
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.49*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.103. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.103.
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History
Date:
30 August 1765
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol.
Origin (transcript):
Geneve
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