Old copy of a letter from Voltaire and Marie-Louise Denis [née Mignot] to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Prangins and dated 27 January 1755 [D6111]
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CMV36127
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Français 12937 (p.111-112)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire and Marie-Louise Denis [née Mignot] to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Prangins and dated 27 January 1755 [D6111]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher Orosmane, venés a Dijon où l’on vous admire, et de la dans une maison où l’on vous chérit.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher Orosmane, venez à Dijon où l’on vous admire, et de là dans une maison où l’on vous chérit.
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire and Marie-Louise Denis [née Mignot] to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Prangins and dated 27 January 1755.
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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 on both the recto and verso sides.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Much of l.17 on p.111 has been crossed out. A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.54*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.111. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.111.
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History
Date:
27 January 1755
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Prangin
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