Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to M. Berger, written from Brussels and dated August 1740 [D2284]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36072
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Français 12937 (p.42)
Title:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to M. Berger, written from Brussels and dated August 1740 [D2284]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
Incipit Diplomatic:
en revenant de la haÿe, monsieur, j’aÿ trouvé vos lettres a bruxelles
Incipit Modernised:
En revenant de la Haye, monsieur, j’ai trouvé vos lettres à Bruxelles.
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No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to M. Berger, written from Brussels and dated August 1740.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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2
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The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.13’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.42. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.42. The first six lines of p.42 have been crossed out. Parts of l.6 and l.11 of p.42 have been underlined and there is a minor correction in the form of a crossing out with corrected text added superscript on l.13 of p.42.
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History
Date:
[c.5 August 1740]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Bruxelles
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