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Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Potsdam and dated 9 October 1773 [D18581]
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CMV37011
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Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Prussian Privy State Archives
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BPH, Rep. 47, Nr. 377 (9), ‘Voltaire , François-Marie Arouet de’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je m’aperçois avec regret qu’il y a près de vingt ans que vous êtes parti d’ici
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Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Potsdam and dated 9 October 1773.
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Owned by Herbert Adam.
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Potsdam, Germany
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Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 18 July 1907 (Lot. 504) where it was bought for Preussisches geheimes Staatsarchiv by Grevel and Stargardt.
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