Autograph letter from Voltaire to Anne-Marie Fiquet Du Boccage [née Le Page], dated 26 October 1768 [D15274]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35987
Repository:
Shelfmark:
Français 12936 (p.221-222)
Title:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Anne-Marie Fiquet Du Boccage [née Le Page], dated 26 October 1768 [D15274]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
les jolies vers, qu’on mavait envoiez pour le jour de st francois etaient signis DB
Incipit Modernised:
Les jolis petits vers, qu’on m’avait envoyé pour le jour de st François étaient signés DB
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In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Anne-Marie Fiquet Du Boccage [née Le Page], dated 26 October 1768.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire begins by saying that the verses that he had been sent for St Francis’ Day were signed DB, but that they were not as pretty as Madame Du Boccage’s verses. He asks who the lady is whose name starts like hers, and who dares to make verses almost as well as she does. Voltaire then goes on to say that the misunderstanding earned him a charming answer. He ends by saying that he is sending her a rogaton which was sent to him from Marseille (The Marseillais et le lion (Geneva, 1768)).
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
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2
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.83*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.221, and a large letter ‘E’ has been added in the same place. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.221. Part of l.5 on p.221 has been crossed out. The end of l.11 has also been crossed out on p.221, and corrected text has been added superscript.
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History
Date:
26 October 1768
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.118, p.103-104
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.118, p.104