Secretarial copy of a letter from Voltaire to Renée de Pommereul [née Bichon] in the hand of Simon Bigex, written from Ferney and dated 29 December 1768 [D15397]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35989
Repository:
Shelfmark:
Français 12936 (p.225-226)
Title:
Secretarial copy of a letter from Voltaire to Renée de Pommereul [née Bichon] in the hand of Simon Bigex, written from Ferney and dated 29 December 1768 [D15397]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Madame, Si je n’avais pas été très malade sur la fin de cette courte vie, je vous aurais sans doute remercié sur le champ de la longue Vie que vous voulez bien me procurer.
Incipit Modernised:
Madame, Si je n’avais pas été très malade sur la fin de cette courte vie, je vous aurais sans doute remercié sur le champ de la longue vie que vous voulez bien me procurer.
Language(s):
In Own Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Secretarial copy of a letter from Voltaire to Renée de Pommereul [née Bichon] in the hand of Simon Bigex, written from Ferney and dated 29 December 1768.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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Hands:
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.85*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.225. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.225. Names have been underlined throughout. The final two lines of the letter have been crossed out on p.226.
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History
Date:
29 December 1768
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Ferney
Provenance:
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.118, p.216-217
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.118, p.217