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Autograph letter from Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun to Voltaire, dating to c.25 October 1760 [D9349]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35964
Repository:
Voltaire Foundation
Shelfmark:
MS 122.26
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Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Je saisis avec transport, Monsieur, l’occasion de vous écrire et de joindre deux noms qui me sont bien chers
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Language(s):
French, Latin
In Own Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun to Voltaire, dating to c.25 October 1760.
Detailed Summary:
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Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
Autograph
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
8vo
Dimensions:
206 x 137 mm
Hands:
1
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS is significantly stained throughout due to water damage. There is some tearing to the right-hand side of the MS.
Materiality Keywords:
Tear, Water Damage
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Names and select phrases have been underlined throughout.
Marginalia Keywords:
Underlining
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History
Date:
[c.25 October 1760]
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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