Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to César-Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin, written from Potsdam and dated 5 September 1752 [D5007]
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CMV37131
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Français 12931 (fol.21-22), ‘XXXVII Lettres à M. et à Mme d’Argental. Années 1752-1759.’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to César-Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin, written from Potsdam and dated 5 September 1752 [D5007]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23565
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
vos bontez constantes me sont bien plus pretieuses monsieur que lentousiasme passager d’un public presque toujours egaré qui condamne a tort et a travers
Incipit Modernised:
Vos bontez constantes me sont bien plus prétieuses monsieur que l’entousiasme passager d’un public presque toujours égaré qui condamne à tort et à travers
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to César-Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin, written from Potsdam and dated 5 September 1752.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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1
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Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded in half vertically (since unfolded).
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
5 September 1752
Ownership:
Owned by Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
potsdam
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