Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, dating to c.15 May 1750 [D4143]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36120
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Français 12937 (p.97)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, dating to c.15 May 1750 [D4143]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
J’ai envie de donner Cicéron à le Kain pour faire valoir le Kain et Cicéron
Incipit Modernised:
J’ain envie de donner Cicéron à le Cain pour faire valoir le Cain et Cicéron
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Augustin Feriol, comte d’Argental, dating to c.15 May 1750.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire begins by saying that he wants to give Cicero to Henri Louis Cain, a.k.a. Lekain. He asks if d’Argental would be willing to come to his house to hear it that morning as Voltaire can’t go out. He ends by simply stating: ‘Please come’.
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Physical Description
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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.51*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.97. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.97.
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History
Date:
[c.15 May 1750]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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