Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Lausanne and dated 5 January 1758 [D7557]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36136
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Français 12937 (p.126)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Lausanne and dated 5 January 1758 [D7557]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
On dit, mon cher Le Kain, que M. Le maréchal de Richelieu à gagné une bataille
Incipit Modernised:
On dit mon cher le Kain que Monsieur le maréchal de Richelieu a gagné une bataille
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Lausanne and dated 5 January 1758.
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Physical Description
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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.67’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.126. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.126, and a small number ’12’ to the lower left-hand corner of the same.
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History
Date:
5 January [1758]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Lauzanne
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