Autograph letter from Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun to Voltaire, dating to c.25 October 1760 [D9349]

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CMV35964

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MS 122.26

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Autograph letter from Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun to Voltaire, dating to c.25 October 1760 [D9349]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Je saisis avec transport, Monsieur, l’occasion de vous écrire et de joindre deux noms qui me sont bien chers

Incipit Modernised:

Je saisis avec transport, Monsieur, l’occasion de vous écrire et de joindre deux noms qui me sont bien chers

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No

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun to Voltaire, dating to c.25 October 1760.

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Physical Description

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Extent:

2 ff.

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206 x 137 mm

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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.

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Undecorated

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Names and select phrases have been underlined throughout.

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History

Date:

[c.25 October 1760]

Ownership:

Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).

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