Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to François-Joachim de Pierres de Bernis, dated 10 July 1773 [D18462]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36011

Shelfmark:

Français 12936 (p.283-284)

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Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to François-Joachim de Pierres de Bernis, dated 10 July 1773 [D18462]

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Monseigneur, vous allez voir un parent de votre confrere M le cardinal giraud

Incipit Modernised:

Monseigneur, vous allez voir un parent de votre confrère M. le Cardinal Giraud

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Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to François-Joachim de Pierres de Bernis, dated 10 July 1773.

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Physical Description

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1 f.

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

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A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.107*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.283. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.283. Omitted text has been added superscript on l.5 and l.8 of p.283.

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History

Date:

10 July 1773

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).

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Bibliography

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OCV Reference:

vol.124, p.50

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.124, p.50