Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Robert Le Cornier de Cideville, signed by Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Haillet de Couronne, written from Paris and dated 10 April 1745 [D3096]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36111
Repository:
Shelfmark:
Français 12937 (p.86)
Title:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Robert Le Cornier de Cideville, signed by Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Haillet de Couronne, written from Paris and dated 10 April 1745 [D3096]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
vos vers mon charmant Amy me paroissent a très peu de chose près meriter ce que cous dited de Moy.
Incipit Modernised:
Vos vers mon charmant ami, me paraissent à très peu de chose près mériter ce que vous dites de moi.
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No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Robert Le Cornier de Cideville, signed by Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Haillet de Couronne, written from Paris and dated 10 April 1745.
Detailed Summary:
It is likely that this copy of the letter was also signed by Louis-Auguste Dambourney (as others in the BNF MS Français 12937 are) but this signature was lost due to the paper being cut.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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3
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
The paper was folded to create a left-hand margin.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A third hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.41’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.86. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.86. The start of l.4 on p.86 has been underlined.
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History
Date:
10 April [1745]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Paris
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