Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan, dating to February 1742 [D2595]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36106
Repository:
Shelfmark:
Français 12937 (p.81)
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan, dating to February 1742 [D2595]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
je comptais mon cher monsieur avoir lhonneur de vous rendre moy meme l’inscription que vous avez bien voulu me confier
Incipit Modernised:
Je comptais mon cher monsieur avoir l’honneur de vous rendre moy même l’inscription que vous avez bien voulu me confier
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan, dating to February 1742.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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2
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
There is a small stain over l.10-11 on p.81.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.36*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.81. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.81. There is a minor correction to l.7 of p.81 in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
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History
Date:
[February 1742]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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