Autograph letter signed from Louis Benjamin Annet, marquis de Perry to Pierre Laulanie de Sudrac, dated 17 February [1769] [D15479]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV36327
Repository:
Shelfmark:
MS 125.26
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Louis Benjamin Annet, marquis de Perry to Pierre Laulanie de Sudrac, dated 17 February [1769] [D15479]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je donnerois volontiers dans ce moment, Monsieur, tous mes Livres pour le Ménagiana et les Oeuvres de st Real
Incipit Modernised:
Je donnerois volontiers dans ce moment, monsieur, tous mes livres pour le Ménagiana et les Oeuvres de St Real
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In Own Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Louis Benjamin Annet, marquis de Perry to Pierre Laulanie de Sudrac, dated 17 February [1769].
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
202 x 157 mm
Hands:
1
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded into four (since unfolded). There is some water damage to the MS, particularly across f.2. There is a purple ink blot on the right-hand side of f.2v, and a cluster of small holes on the right-hand side of f.2r.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Select words and phrases have been underlined throughout. The author ran out of space to finish their letter, so wrote the end of the letter upside down at the top of each page. There is a minor correction to f.2v in the form of omitted text being added superscript.
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History
Date:
17 February [1769]
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 11 June 1968 (Lot. 78).
Bibliography
Bibliography:
OCV Reference:
vol.118, p.294-297
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.118, p.297