Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 14 April 1755 [D6243]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36129
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Français 12937 (p.115-116)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 14 April 1755 [D6243]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur le Duc de Richelieu, tout malade qu’il est, n’a point perdu de temps, mon cher et grand acteur.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur le duc de Richelieu, tout malade qu’il est, n’a point perdu de temps, mon cher et grand acteur.
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 14 April 1755.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
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2
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Binding:
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.60’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.115. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.115.
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History
Date:
14 April 1755
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Aux Délices près de genêve
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