Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 May 1770 [D16358]
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CMV36341
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MS 126.12
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Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 May 1770 [D16358]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Le capucin attaché à la paroisse du Curé de mélanie, prie toujours Dieu, mon cher enfant
Incipit Modernised:
Le capucin attaché à la paroisse du curé de Mélanie, prie toujours Dieu, mon cher enfant
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Brief Summary:
Letter from Voltaire to Jean-François de La Harpe, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 23 May 1770.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
1 f.
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198 x 160 mm
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2
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Unbound
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The lower left-hand corner of the MS has been torn away. The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides, and also features two horizontal fold lines.
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Undecorated
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A second hand has added the number ’19’ to the upper left-hand corner of f.1r. Three words on the penultimate line of f.1r have been underlined.
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Date:
23 May 1770
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Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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