File copy of a letter from Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau to Voltaire, dated 23 May 1775 [D19491]
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CMV37652
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MS 128.6
Title:
File copy of a letter from Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau to Voltaire, dated 23 May 1775 [D19491]
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Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
M. je n’ai jamais pensé qu’aucune de mes foibles productions meritât L’honneur de vous etre prsentée
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, je n’ai jamais pensé qu’aucune de mes foibles productions méritât l’honneur de vous être présentée.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
File copy of a letter from Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau to Voltaire, dated 23 May 1775.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
Format:
Dimensions:
196 x 146 mm
Hands:
-1
Watermark:
The paper is partially watermarked with indistinguishable text.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on the recto side. It has also been folded in half vertically. There is a small stain beneath the final line of f.1r, likely caused by wax.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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The MS has been endorse as ‘Lettre a M. de Voltaire’.
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History
Date:
23 May 1775
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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Provenance:
Passed at the Castaing sale in Paris on 5 April 1974 (Lot. 48).
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