Autograph letter from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, dated 26 August 1774 [D19095]
Identifiers
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CMV36017
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Shelfmark:
Français 12936 (p.297-300)
Title:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, dated 26 August 1774 [D19095]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
le vieux de la Montagne remercie son heros avec la tendresse la plus respectueuse de la relation et de la letter qu’il vient de recevoir.
Incipit Modernised:
Le vieux de la Montagne remercie son héros avec la tendresse la plus respectueuse de la relation et de la lettre qu’il vient de recevoir.
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In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, dated 26 August 1774.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
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3
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded in half vertically. Ink from another document has transferred onto the bottom of p.300.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.113*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.297. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.297. The date line has been added by Wagnière. There is a minor correction to the second word of l.4 and the fourth word of l.14 on p.299 in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
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History
Date:
26 August 1774
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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