Letter from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 12 February 1772 [D17596]
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CMV36002
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Français 12936 (p.257-260)
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Letter from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 12 February 1772 [D17596]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Comment donc! mon héros daigne du milieu de son tourbillon m’écrire dans ma caverne une Lettre toute philosophique!
Incipit Modernised:
Comment donc! mon héros daigne du milieu de son tourbillon m’écrire dans ma caverne une lettre toute philosophique!
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Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 12 February 1772.
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2 ff.
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The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
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A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.98’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.257 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.257.
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History
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12 February 1772
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Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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