Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 2 June 1762 [D10482]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36156
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Français 12937 (p.158)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 2 June 1762 [D10482]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher et grand Acteur, je vous fais mon compliment sur le succès de Zelmire.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher et grand acteur, je vous fais mon compliment sur le succez de Zelmire.
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Henri Louis Lekain, written from Les Délices and dated 2 June 1762.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
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.86’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.158. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.158, and a small number ’86’ to the lower left-hand corner of the same. There are several minor corrections throughout in the form of crossings out with the addition of corrected text superscript, and the addition of corrected text over the top of incorrect text.
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History
Date:
2 June 1762
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
aux delices
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