Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to César-Gabriel de Choiseul Praslin, dated 17 September 1755 [D6499]
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CMV36130
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Français 12937 (p.117-118)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to César-Gabriel de Choiseul Praslin, dated 17 September 1755 [D6499]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je crois, Monsieur, avoir reçu deux lettres de vous.
Incipit Modernised:
Je crois, monsieur, avoir reçu deux lettres de vous.
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to César-Gabriel de Choiseul Praslin, dated 17 September 1755.
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Physical Description
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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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Undecorated
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A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.61’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.117. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.117. An omitted word has been added superscript on l.6 of p.117. There is a minor correction to the first word of the penultimate line of p.118 in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
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History
Date:
17 September 1755
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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