Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Marguerite Madeleine Du Moutier, marquise de Bernières, written from Maisons-Alfort and dated 30 October 1723 [D170]
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OLD-COPY-OF-A-LETTER-FROM-VOLTAIRE-TO-MARGUERITE-MADELEINE-DU-MOUTIER-MARQUISE-DE-BERNIERES-WRITTEN-FROM-MAISONS-ALFORT-AND-DATED-30-OCTOBER-1723-D170
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Français 12937 (p.5-6)
Title:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Marguerite Madeleine Du Moutier, marquise de Bernières, written from Maisons-Alfort and dated 30 October 1723 [D170]
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, MF 23571
Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
C’est une chose misérable que le peu d’éxactitude de la poste de St Germain.
Incipit Modernised:
C’est une chose misérable que le peu d’éxactitude de la poste de St Germain.
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No
Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Marguerite Madeleine Du Moutier, marquise de Bernières, written from Maisons-Alfort and dated 30 October 1723.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
1 f.
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2
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Binding:
The MS is bound with other letters in the collection.
Additional Comments:
The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The first eight lines of p.5 have been crossed out. There are a number of other crossings out throughout. Names have been underlined throughout. A second hand has endorsed the MS as ‘No.2*’ in the upper left-hand corner of p.2, alongside a provenance note that states that the MS was produced by a copyist of Charles-Joseph Panckoucke. The same hand has also added a bibliographical reference to the bottom of p.2.
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History
Date:
30 October [1723]
Ownership:
Owned by Louis-Nicholas-Jean-Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859).
Origin (transcript):
Maisons
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