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Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, written from Paris and dated 1 November 1744 [D3040]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV37492
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12945, fol.416-417, ‘LI Correspondance de Voltaire ; lettres copiées. D-K.’
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French
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, written from Paris and dated 1 November 1744.
Detailed Summary:
This copy is limited to the verse only. The autograph copy is dated 2 November 1744, rather than 1 November as stated on this MS.
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Genre(s):
Letter, Poetry
Status:
Copy (Old), Incomplete
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
2 ff.
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History
Date:
1 November 1744
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicolas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Paris
Origin:
Paris, France
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OCV Reference:
vol.28B, p.476-481
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.28B, p.477, ‘MS3’
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