Autograph letter from Voltaire to Antoine Gaspard Grimod de La Reynière, written from Paris and dated 17 November [1745] [D3260]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV361142
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Français 12937 (p.90)
Title:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Antoine Gaspard Grimod de La Reynière, written from Paris and dated 17 November [1745] [D3260]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
je suis dans un si triste état monsieur et ma santé est si empirée que je n’ay pu venir vous remercier de touttes vos bontez.
Incipit Modernised:
Je suis dans un si triste état monsieur et ma santé est si empirée que je n’ay pu venir vous remercier de touttes vos bontez.
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In Own Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Antoine Gaspard Grimod de La Reynière, written from Paris and dated 17 November [1745].
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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.45*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.90. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.90.
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History
Date:
17 November [1745]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
paris rue traversine
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