Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles-Joseph, prince de Ligne, written from Ferney and dated 28 July 1769 [D15778]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35991
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Shelfmark:
Français 12936 (p.229-230)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles-Joseph, prince de Ligne, written from Ferney and dated 28 July 1769 [D15778]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Un vieux malade, un homme devenu absolument inutile au monde et à lui même
Incipit Modernised:
Un vieux malade, un homme devenu absolument inutile au monde et à lui même
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles-Joseph, prince de Ligne, written from Ferney and dated 28 July 1769.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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2
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded into four (since unfolded).
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.87*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.229. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.229. The start of l.5 and l.6 on p.230 has been underlined.
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History
Date:
28 July 1769
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Ferney
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.119, p.110-111
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.119, p.111