Autograph letter from Jean Baptiste Jacques Élie de Beaumont to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 15 December 1769 [D16042].
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CMV33965
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5-240 (VI, f.126-128), ‘Lettre d’Elie de Beaumont à Voltaire, 15 décembre 1769’
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Autograph letter from Jean Baptiste Jacques Élie de Beaumont to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 15 December 1769 [D16042].
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Incipit Diplomatic:
De retour à Paris, mon respectable ami, mon premier soin le surlendemain de mon arrivée
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De retour à Paris, mon respectable ami, mon premier soin le surlendemain de mon arrivée
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Jean Baptiste Jacques Élie de Beaumont to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 15 December 1769.
Detailed Summary:
The manuscript is an autograph letter written in the hand of Beaumont. It contains sensitive information extracted from Durey de Morsan’s correspondence, primarily pertaining to liabilities, legal proceedings, and expenses related to the asset split.
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3 ff.
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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15 December 1769
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Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
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