Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 20 November 1756 [D7058]

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV36132

Shelfmark:

Français 12937 (p.122)

Title:

Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 20 November 1756 [D7058]

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Reproductions:

Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571

Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Unknown: Copyist

Incipit Diplomatic:

Votre souvenir m’est toujours bien agréable, mon cher monsieur

Incipit Modernised:

Vôtre souvenir m’est toujours bien agréable, mon cher Monsieur

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In Own Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 20 November 1756.

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Physical Description

Material(s):

Extent:

1 f.

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Hands:

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.63’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.122. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference and a number ‘8’ to the bottom of p.122.

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History

Date:

20 November 1756

Ownership:

Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).

Origin (transcript):

Aux Délices

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