Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Ferney and dated 10 July 1769 [D15742]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35996
Repository:
Shelfmark:
Français 12936 (p.239-244)
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Ferney and dated 10 July 1769 [D15742]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
le plus vieux et le plus attaché de vos serviteurs ne vous importune Monseigneur que dans les occasions qui founissent quelque excuse.
Incipit Modernised:
Le plus vieux et le plus attaché de vos serviteurs ne vous importune Monseigneur que dans les occasions qui fournissent quelque excuse.
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In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Ferney and dated 10 July 1769.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire has added a note to the upper right-hand corner of p.239 reading: ‘sur l’hist. du parlemt’.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
3 ff.
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Hands:
2
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded in half vertically (since unfolded). There is an ink blot in the lower left-hand corner of p.239.
Materiality Keywords:
Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.92*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.239. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.239. There is a minor correction to the first word of l.7 of p.241 in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text. There is also a correction to the date line on p.239 in the form of a crossing out with corrected text added to the right of the incorrect text.
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History
Date:
10 July 1769
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
ferney
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