Contemporary copy of a letter from Étienne-Noël Damilaville to Voltaire, dated 18 September 1762 [D10712]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV34161

Repository:

Shelfmark:

MS Voltaire 013 (Lee), ‘Lettre de M. D’amilaville à Voltaire, 18 7bre 1762’.

Title:

Contemporary copy of a letter from Étienne-Noël Damilaville to Voltaire, dated 18 September 1762 [D10712]

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Related record(s):

No related manuscripts found.

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OCLC Number:

933912821

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Recipient
Unknown: Copyist

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):

In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Contemporary copy of a letter from Étienne-Noël Damilaville to Voltaire, dated 18 September 1762

Detailed Summary:

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

2 ff.

Format:

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).

Origin (transcript):

Origin:

Provenance:

Purchased by J. Patrick Lee from an eBay auction in March 2005. Acquired by McGill University Library in 2013.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024