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Contemporary copy of a letter from Étienne-Noël Damilaville to Voltaire, dated 18 September 1762 [D10712]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV34161
Repository:
McGill University
Shelfmark:
MS Voltaire 013 (Lee), ‘Lettre de M. D’amilaville à Voltaire, 18 7bre 1762’.
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OCLC Number:
933912821
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People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ai recu la lettre de mon trés illustre maitre du 9 et la copie de celle de jean jacques au pasteur de Motier travers qui y était jointe.
Incipit Modernised:
J’ai reçu la Lettre de mon très illustre maitre du 9 et la copie de celle de Jean Jacques au Pasteur de Motier Travers qui y étoit jointe.
Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Étienne-Noël Damilaville to Voltaire, dated 18 September 1762
Detailed Summary:
Keyword(s):
Curé Jean Meslier, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Les Erreurs de Voltaire
Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
Copy (Contemporary)
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
4to
Dimensions:
230 x 140 mm
Hands:
1
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Binding:
Unbound
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A missing word has been added superscript on f.2r.
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History
Date:
18 September 1762
Ownership:
Owned by J. Patrick Lee (1942-2006).
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Provenance:
Purchased by J. Patrick Lee from an eBay auction in March 2005. Acquired by McGill University Library in 2013.
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