Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, written from [Paris] and dated 10 September 1733 [D651]
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CMV36067
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Français 12937 (p.35)
Title:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, written from [Paris] and dated 10 September 1733 [D651]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Si je n’etois pas presque toujours malade, je vous chercherois partout, pour apprendre de vous à penser, et pour jouir des charmes de vôtre commerce.
Incipit Modernised:
Si je n’étois pas presque toujours malade, je vous chercherois partout pour aprendre de vous à penser, et pour jouir des charmes de votre commerce.
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No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, written from [Paris] and dated 10 September 1733.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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3
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The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
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Undecorated
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A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.8’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.35. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.35, alongside a provenance note that states that the copy was made by a friend of Maupertuis. A third hand has added footnotes to the bottom of p.35 identifying, and expanding upon, matters mentioned in the letter. These notes are linked to the main text through the use of corresponding symbols. The name ‘Saurin’ on l.4 and the Latin quote on l.8 of p.35 have been underlined.
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History
Date:
10 September 1733
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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