Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 24 March 1755 [D6213]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36128
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Français 12937 (p.113-114)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 24 March 1755 [D6213]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je reçois dans le moment votre léttre du 18 mars.
Incipit Modernised:
Je reçois dans le moment votre lettre du 18 mars.
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 24 March 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:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.59*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.113. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.113. Parts of l.5-6, l.16, and l.18-20 of p.113, and l.1 of p.114 have been crossed out. There is a minor correction to the start of l.2 on p.114 in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text, and omitted text added superscript. Part of this line has also been underlined.
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History
Date:
24 March 1755
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Aux Delices près de Genêve
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