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Nineteenth-century copy of a letter from Voltaire to Nicolas Claude Théiriot, written from Ferney and dated 10 August [1763] [D11351]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV37723
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
Shelfmark:
Français 12945 (fol. 25), ‘LI Correspondance de Voltaire ; lettres copiées. D-K.’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Frère, vous m’avez donné une terrible commission, nôtre langage gaulois n’est point fait pour les inscriptions.
Incipit Modernised:
Frère, vous m’avez donné une terrible commission : notre langage gaulois n’est point fait pour les inscriptions.
Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Nineteenth-century copy of a letter from Voltaire to Nicolas Claude Théiriot, written from Ferney and dated 10 August [1763].
Detailed Summary:
The copy is part of the collection of materials gathered for the De Cayroll edition.
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Genre(s):
Letter
Status:
Copy (Old)
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 f.
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1
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
10 August [1763]
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Origin (transcript):
Ferney
Origin:
Château de Voltaire, Ferney-Voltaire, France
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OCV Reference:
57A, p.321
OCV Manuscript Reference:
57A, p.320, ‘MS2’
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