Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to M. Berger, written from Cirey and dating to c.20 July 1738 [D1562]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36092

Shelfmark:

Français 12937 (p.59-60)

Title:

Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to M. Berger, written from Cirey and dating to c.20 July 1738 [D1562]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571

Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
M. Berger: Recipient
Unknown: Copyist

Incipit Diplomatic:

Apparemment, mon cher berger, que vous n’avés pas reçu ma lettre, quand vous étiés à chantilli.

Incipit Modernised:

Apparemment, mon cher Berger, que vous n’avez pas reçu ma lettre, quand vous étiez à Chantilly.

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In Own Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to M. Berger, written from Cirey and dating to c.20 July 1738.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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Hands:

2

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Binding:

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.22’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.59. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.59.

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History

Date:

[c.20 July 1738]

Ownership:

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

Origin (transcript):

Cirey

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