Old copy of a letter from Louis César de La Baume Le Blanc, Duc de La Vallière to Voltaire, written from Montrouge and dated 23 November 1763 [D11512]
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CMV36040
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MS 123.14
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Louis César de La Baume Le Blanc, Duc de La Vallière to Voltaire, written from Montrouge and dated 23 November 1763 [D11512]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Il est singulier que je ne sois plus dans le cas de vous écrire, que pour vous faire des reproches, et des reproches aussi mérités
Incipit Modernised:
Il est singulier que je ne sois plus dans le cas de vous écrire, que pour vous faire des reproches, et des reproches aussi mérités
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Louis César de La Baume Le Blanc, Duc de La Vallière to Voltaire, written from Montrouge and dated 23 November 1763.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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180 x 112 mm
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1
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Additional Comments:
There is a large stain across the lower right-hand corner of f.1r. There is also a smaller, darker stain across the lower half of f.2v. The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides.
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Undecorated
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There are two minor corrections to l.5 of f.1v in the form of a crossing out, and corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text
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History
Date:
23 November 1763
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
Montrouge
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.111, p.66-67
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.111, p.67