Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Robert Le Cornier de Cideville, signed by Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Haillet de Couronne and Louis-Auguste Dambourney, and dated ‘ce mercredy’ [25 March 1733] [D579]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36065

Shelfmark:

Français 12937 (p.10)

Title:

Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Robert Le Cornier de Cideville, signed by Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Haillet de Couronne and Louis-Auguste Dambourney, and dated ‘ce mercredy’ [25 March 1733] [D579]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571

Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Au nom de Dieu mon cher Cideville empeschès que jore ne parte avec son temple.

Incipit Modernised:

Au nom de dieu mon cher Cideville empéchez que Jore ne parte avec son temple.

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No

Brief Summary:

Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Robert Le Cornier de Cideville, signed by Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Haillet de Couronne and Louis-Auguste Dambourney, and dated ‘ce mercredy’ [25 March 1733].

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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4

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Binding:

The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.

Additional Comments:

There is a stain to the lower left-hand corner of p.10.

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Decorations:

Undecorated

Additions:

A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.5’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.10. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.10. There is a minor correction to the first word of l.1 in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.

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History

Date:

‘ce mercredy’ [25 March 1733]

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).

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