Autograph letter from Pierre Louis d’Aquin de Château-Lyon to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 5 June 1764 [D11906].
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CMV33930
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5-240 (II, f.291-292), ‘Lettre à Voltaire de d’Aquin, 5 juin 1764, Paris’
Title:
Autograph letter from Pierre Louis d’Aquin de Château-Lyon to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 5 June 1764 [D11906].
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, J’ai reçu le Corneille. Je suis très reconnoissant du don que vous m’en faites.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, J’ai reçu le Corneille. Je suis très reconnoissant du don que vous m’en faites.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Pierre Louis d’Aquin de Château-Lyon to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 5 June 1764.
Detailed Summary:
The manuscript is a lettre en vers containing three poems interspersed with prose passages. The author expresses gratitude for receiving a copy of Voltaire’s Corneille, openly criticises Fréron, mentions M. Panckoucke’s republication of Romans philosophiques, and discusses at length the latest performance of Cromwell, written by Antoine-Marin Le Mierre (Du Clairon). The letter also features two short poems exploring the persona’s perceived insignificance and lack of talent.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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1
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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History
Date:
5 June 1764
Ownership:
After Voltaire’s death, the MS passed into the ownership of Catherine II and remained in the imperial and then national collection thereafter.
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
OCV Reference:
vol.111, p.405–408
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.111, ‘MS1’, p.408
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