Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Potsdam and dated 7 October 1750 [D4236]
Identifiers
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CMV36123
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Français 12937 (p.101-102)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Potsdam and dated 7 October 1750 [D4236]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Que ne puis je vous être bon à quelque chose, mon cher monsieur
Incipit Modernised:
Que ne puis-je vous être bon à quelque chose, mon cher monsieur
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Potsdam and dated 7 October 1750.
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Physical Description
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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:
The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.54’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.101. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.101, and a provenance note in the same location that claims that the copy was made by M. Maupassant in the house of M. Panckoucke.
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History
Date:
7 October 1750
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Potsdam
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