Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to M. Berger, written from Cirey and dating to c.15 June 1740 [D2236]
Identifiers
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OLD-COPY-OF-A-LETTER-FROM-VOLTAIRE-TO-M-BERGER-WRITTEN-FROM-CIREY-AND-DATING-TO-C-15-JUNE-1740-D2236
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Français 12937 (p.67-68)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to M. Berger, written from Cirey and dating to c.15 June 1740 [D2236]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
Incipit Diplomatic:
C’est que je suis le plus distrait des hommes et que jai mis probablement 26 fevrier pour 26 avril.
Incipit Modernised:
C’est que je suis le plus distrait des hommes et que j’ai mis probablement 26 février pour 26 avril.
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to M. Berger, written from Cirey and dating to c.15 June 1740.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
1 f.
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2
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The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.28’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.67. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.67. The first five and last four lines of p.67 have been crossed out, as have the first six lines of p.68. The name d’Argental has been underlined on l.6 of p.67, and there is a minor correction in the form of a crossing out on the same.
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History
Date:
[c.15 June 1740]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Cirey
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