Gex. File copies or drafts of two letters from Jean Charles Philibert de Trudaine de Montigny to A) Clément Charles François de Laverdy, and B) d’Agincourt; both of 19th October 1767

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CMV33026

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MS 39 (G)

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Gex. File copies or drafts of two letters from Jean Charles Philibert de Trudaine de Montigny to A) Clément Charles François de Laverdy, and B) d’Agincourt; both of 19th October 1767

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Brief Summary:

File copies or drafts of two letters from Jean Charles Philibert de Trudaine de Montigny to A) Clément Charles François de Laverdy, and B) d’Agincourt; both of 19th October 1767

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Physical Description

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Extent:

1 f.

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320 x 205 mm

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The paper is watermarked with indistinguishable text.

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The paper eatures a horizontal fold line along which are a number of small holes, suggesting that the manuscript had been folded and bound in this way at one stage.

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Undecorated

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The main text has been heavily revised via crossings out and the addition of corrected text superscript. Marginal notes expanding on the main text have been included in the left-hand margin in the same hand as the body of the text.

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Owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bt. (1792-1872).

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Bought at auction by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976) at Sotheby’s, London on 29th June 1976.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024