Contemporary copy of a letter from Louis César de La Baume Le Blanc, duc de La Vallière to Voltaire, written from Metz and dated 15 July 1760 [D9066a]
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CMV35958
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MS 122.20
Title:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Louis César de La Baume Le Blanc, duc de La Vallière to Voltaire, written from Metz and dated 15 July 1760 [D9066a]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Le Russe à Paris m’a fait le plus grand plaisir, et il m’a paru qu’il faisait la même impression sur tous ceux à qui je lay montré.
Incipit Modernised:
Le Russe à Paris m’a fait le plus grand plaisir, et il m’a paru qu’il faisait la même impression sur tous ceux à qui je l’ai montré.
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Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Louis César de La Baume Le Blanc, duc de La Vallière to Voltaire, written from Metz and dated 15 July 1760.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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194 x 157 mm
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1
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded in half horizontally (since unfolded). There is some light staining across f.1r.
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Undecorated
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There are numerous corrections throughout in the form of crossings out, the addition of corrected text superscript, and the addition of corrected text over the top of incorrect text. Names have been underlined throughout.
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History
Date:
15 July 1760
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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st hubert
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