Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Ferney and dated 15 September 1766 [D13560]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV35934

Shelfmark:

Français 12936 (p.119-122)

Title:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Ferney and dated 15 September 1766 [D13560]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

quand j’eus l’honneur d’ecrire a mon heros par madame de st julien, j’étais bien triste, bien indigne de luy

Incipit Modernised:

Quand j’eus l’honneur d’écrire à mon héros par madame de St Julien, j’étais bien triste, bien indigne de lui

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Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Ferney and dated 15 September 1766.

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Physical Description

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Extent:

2 ff.

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2

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

Additional Comments:

The MS was folded into four (since unfolded).

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.55’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.119. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.119.

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History

Date:

15 September 1766

Ownership:

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

Origin (transcript):

ferney

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