Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, dated 6 September 1755 [D6463]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36134
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Français 12937 (p.124)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, dated 6 September 1755 [D6463]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je vous suis très obligé de votre souvenir, mon grand acteur, et du soin que vous prenéx d’embellir votre rôle de Tartare.
Incipit Modernised:
Je vous suis très obligé de votre souvenir, mon grand acteur, et du soin que vous prenez d’embellir votre rôle de Tartare.
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, dated 6 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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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.65*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.124. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference and a small number ’10’ to the bottom of p.124. An omitted word has been added superscript on l.14 of p.124.
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History
Date:
6 September 1755
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
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