File copy of a letter from Voltaire to François Morénas, written in the hand of Bigex and dating to April 1768 [D14989]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35985
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Français 12936 (p.215-218)
Title:
File copy of a letter from Voltaire to François Morénas, written in the hand of Bigex and dating to April 1768 [D14989]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ai lu, Monsieur, dans votre Gazette d’Avignon l’histoire de ma conversion opérée par la grace et par un Ex-Jésuite qui m’s, dit-on, confessé et trainé au pied des autels.
Incipit Modernised:
J’ai lu, Monsieur, dans votre Gazette d’Avignon l’histoire de ma conversion opérée par la grace et par un Ex-Jésuite qui m’s, dit-on, confessé et trainé au pied des autels.
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No
Brief Summary:
File copy of a letter from Voltaire to François Morénas, written in the hand of Bigex and dating to April 1768.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
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3
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
There is a small ink blot in the left-hand margin of p.215.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.81’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.215. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.215, and a large letter ‘E’ has been addd to the upper left-hand corner of the same. Wagnière has additionally endorsed the MS as ‘à un gazetier d’auvignon’ at the top of p.215. The date line has been crossed out twice, as has the fourth word of l.14 on p.216. The seventh word of l.8 on p.217 has likewise been crossed out, and corrected text added superscript. The quote on l.3-4 has been underlined on p.215.
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History
Date:
[April 1768]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.117, p.317-318
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.117, p.318