Autograph letter signed from Louis Benjamin Annet, marquis de Perry to Pierre Laulanie de Sudrac, dated 19 December [1768] [D15376]

Identifiers

CMV:

AUTOGRAPH-LETTER-SIGNED-FROM-LOUIS-BENJAMIN-ANNET-MARQUIS-DE-PERRY-TO-PIERRE-LAULANIE-DE-SUDRAC-DATED-19-DECEMBER-1768-D15376

Repository:

Shelfmark:

MS 125.24

Title:

Autograph letter signed from Louis Benjamin Annet, marquis de Perry to Pierre Laulanie de Sudrac, dated 19 December [1768] [D15376]

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Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Le dernier paquet, Monsieur, que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’envoyer est venu à fort petites journées

Incipit Modernised:

Le dernier paquet, Monsieur, que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’envoyer est venu à fort petites journées

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In Own Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Louis Benjamin Annet, marquis de Perry to Pierre Laulanie de Sudrac, dated 19 December [1768].

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

2 ff.

Format:

Dimensions:

202 x 157 mm

Hands:

1

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Binding:

Unbound

Additional Comments:

The MS was folded in half horizontally. There is a small hole at the centre of f.1. The author ran out of space to finish their letter, so wrote the end of the letter upside down at the top of each page.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

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Select words and phrases have been underlined throughout.

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History

Date:

19 December [1768]

Ownership:

Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).

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Provenance:

Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 11 June 1968 (Lot. 78).

Bibliography

Bibliography:

OCV Reference:

vol.118, p.189-191

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.118, p.191