Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Etienne-Noël Damilaville, written from Ferney and dated 4 February 1766 [D13156]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35930

Shelfmark:

Français 12936 (p.111-112)

Title:

Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Etienne-Noël Damilaville, written from Ferney and dated 4 February 1766 [D13156]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570

Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist

Incipit Diplomatic:

il est arrivé le ballot Briasson.

Incipit Modernised:

Il est arrivé, le ballot Briasson.

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No

Brief Summary:

Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Etienne-Noël Damilaville, written from Ferney and dated 4 February 1766.

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Physical Description

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Extent:

1 f.

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1

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

The copyist has endorsed the MS as ‘No.51’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.111. They have also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.111. Names have been underlined throughout. A footnote has been added to the bottom of p.111 identifying a person mentioned in the text. This note is linked to the text through the use of a corresponding symbol.

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History

Date:

4 February 1766

Ownership:

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

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