Contemporary copy of a letter from Louis César de La Baume Le Blanc, duc de La Vallière to Voltaire, dating to November 1759 [D8600a]
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CMV35954
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MS 122.16
Title:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Louis César de La Baume Le Blanc, duc de La Vallière to Voltaire, dating to November 1759 [D8600a]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Il est très certain que le seigneur de Thibouville n’a pas eu un grand succès
Incipit Modernised:
Il est très certain que le seigneur de Thibouville n’a pas eu un grand succès
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No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Louis César de La Baume Le Blanc, duc de La Vallière to Voltaire, dating to November 1759.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
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161 x 108 mm
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1
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Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS is significantly soiled on the outer folios (f.1r and f.2v).
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Undecorated
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Names have been underlined throughout. There are several minor corrections in darker ink throughout in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
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History
Date:
November 1759
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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