Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Louis-François de Monteynard, written from Ferney and dated 18 October 1773 [D18592]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36019
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Shelfmark:
Français 12936 (p.305-306)
Title:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Louis-François de Monteynard, written from Ferney and dated 18 October 1773 [D18592]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23570
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Monseigneur, mon gendre du pui a obei a vos ordres avec la calerité dun officier qui veut vous plaire en fesant son devoir
Incipit Modernised:
Monseigneur, Mon gendre Dupuits a obéi à vos ordres avec la célérité d’un officier qui veut vous plaire en fesant son devoir
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Louis-François de Monteynard, written from Ferney and dated 18 October 1773.
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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.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.115*’ and added a large letter ‘E’ to the upper left-hand corner of p.305. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference and a footnote providing a second bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.305. There is a correction to the end of l.4 of p.305 in the form of a crossing out with corrected text added superscript. Omitted text has been added superscript above l.8 on p.305.
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History
Date:
[18 October] 1773
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
[Ferney]
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