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Add MS 48988 F
- Record Id:
- 040-001958786
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001958780
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000725.0x0002ed
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 48988 F
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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F. Miscellaneous letters in French, partly forged, etc., viz.:-(1) Letter from Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, concerning his portrait, and a proposed inscription for the Hôtel de Ville at Lyons; Paris, 15 May 1705. ff. 23-24;-
(2) Forged letters of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, viz.:-(a) Louis XVI to Antoine Laurent Lavoisier; 15 Mar. 1789. ff. 25-26b;-(b) Marie Antoinette to Béatrix de Choiseul-Stainville, Comtesse (sic) de Gramont; 25 May -. ff. 27-28b;-(c) The same, appointing Diet to Campan's place in her household; n.d. f. 29. The letters were withdrawn from the sale of William Westley Manning's collection: see Sotheby's sale-cats., 11-12 Oct. 1954, lot 267, and 24-25 Jan. 1955, lots 285 and 287. ff. 25-29;-(3) Verses 'Upon a Gentleman near Bath [probably Col. William Gore-Langton of Newton Park, b. 1760, d. 1847] always refusing to shew his house to any Company - by a Lady who was refus'd y' favor', beg. 'Tho L[angto]n from the publick view'; 18th-19th cent. ff. 30-30b. ff. 23-30b. Presented by the executors of William Westley Manning, Esq.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001958780
040-001958786 - Is part of:
- Add MS 48988 A-P : 48988. MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper and (artt. J,N,O.) vellum; ff. 92. Folio. XI-XX centt.
Add MS 48988 F : F. Miscellaneous letters in French, partly forged, etc., viz.:-(1) Letter from Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, concerning his… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001958780[0006]/040-001958786
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 48988 A-P
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1705
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 1705-1899
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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