Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Nicolas-Claude Thiériot, dated 4 December [1739] [D2118]
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CMV36102
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Français 12937 (p.73-74)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Nicolas-Claude Thiériot, dated 4 December [1739] [D2118]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher ami [deletion] Pour vois rafraichir pourriez vous porter ce paquet à M. l’ambassadeur de Hollande.Mon cher amy pour vous rafraîchir pouriez vous porter ce paquet à mr l’ambassadeur de Hollande?
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher ami pour vous rafraîchir pourriez vous porter ce paquet à mr l’ambassadeur de Hollande?
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Nicolas-Claude Thiériot, dated 4 December [1739].
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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.
Additional Comments:
The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.32*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.73. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.73. A third hand has added a provenance note attributing the copy to Decroix, and a footnote expanding on a matter referenced in the letter to the bottom of p.73. This note is linked to the main text through the use of a corresponding symbol. They have also added a note to the upper left-hand corner of p.73 explaining that the start of the letter had been copied in error. Much of the first four lines of p.73, the sections said to have been erroneously copied, have been crossed out. Select words and names have been underlined throughout. There are several minor corrections to the text in the form of crossings out, and crossings out with the addition of corrected text superscript.
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History
Date:
4 December [1739]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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