Record ID:
294881
Accession number:
MA 640.31
Credit:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description:
1 item (2 p.) ; 23.3 cm
Notes:
Part of a collection of letters from Frederick II, King of Prussia, to various recipients. Letters in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 640 for more information.
Summary:
Discussing the political situation between England, France, and Prussia; noting that he is going to a congress at Augsburg but doesn't have any faith in it; mentioning Voltaire's new work; observing that reading cannot assuage his worries; commenting on his poor health.
Provenance:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the Berlin dealer Amsler & Ruthardt, 1910.
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