Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Robert Le Cornier de Cideville, signed by Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Haillet de Couronne and Louis-Auguste Dambourney, written from Les Délices and dated 28 October 1758 [D7921]
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CMV36144
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Français 12937 (p.137-138)
Title:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Robert Le Cornier de Cideville, signed by Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Haillet de Couronne and Louis-Auguste Dambourney, written from Les Délices and dated 28 October 1758 [D7921]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher et ancien Ami j’ai peur que Vous n’ayez pas reçu un billet adressé dans la rüe st Pierre à Paris
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher et ancien ami j’ai peur que vous n’ayez pas reçu un billet adressé dans la rue st Pierre à Paris
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No
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Pierre-Robert Le Cornier de Cideville, signed by Jean-Baptiste-Guillaume Haillet de Couronne and Louis-Auguste Dambourney, written from Les Délices and dated 28 October 1758.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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5
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
Dambourney’s signature is partial due to the paper being cut.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A fourth hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.74’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.137. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.137. A fifth hand has added a provenance note to the upper left-hand corner of p.137 that states that the copy of the letter was sent with numerous others by l’Academie de Rouen. Latin phrases have been underlined throughout.
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History
Date:
28 October 1758
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Aux delices
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