Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Robert Le Cornier de Cideville, signed by Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Haillet de Couronne and Louis-Auguste Dambourney, written from Les Délices and dated 10 November 1758 [D7936]
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CMV35951
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Ms 122.13
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Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Robert Le Cornier de Cideville, signed by Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Haillet de Couronne and Louis-Auguste Dambourney, written from Les Délices and dated 10 November 1758 [D7936]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon affaire avec le marquis Ango est fort sèrieuse mon cher et ancien ami, mais vous l’avez rendue si plaisante par votre aimable lettre
Incipit Modernised:
Mon affaire avec le marquis Ango est fort sérieuse mon cher et ancien ami, mais vous l’avez rendue si plaisante par votre aimable lettre
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Robert Le Cornier de Cideville, signed by Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Haillet de Couronne and Louis-Auguste Dambourney, written from Les Délices and dated 10 November 1758.
Detailed Summary:
Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Haillet de Couronne and Louis-Auguste Dambourney both acted as secrétaire perpétuel to l’Academie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Rouen.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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Dimensions:
243 x 186 mm
Hands:
4
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a fleur-de-lys.
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Binding:
Unbound.
Additional Comments:
There is some slight staining across f.1r. There is an imprint of a diamond-shaped item in the upper left-hand corner of f.1r, and some minor damage to the lower right-hand corner of the same.
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Undecorated
Additions:
The letter has been signed by Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Haillet de Couronne and Louis-Auguste Dambourney, though the letter is in the hand of neither of these two men. A fourth hand has added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.1v. There are several minor corrections throughout in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text in a darker ink.
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History
Date:
10 November 1758
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
Aux délices
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Provenance:
This copy was made for the Beaumarchias-Kehl edition.
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