Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Berlin and dated 5 January 1775 [D19279]

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CMV37012

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BPH, Rep. 47, Nr. 377 (10), ‘Voltaire , François-Marie Arouet de’

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Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Berlin and dated 5 January 1775 [D19279]

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Owned by Herbert Adam.

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Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 27 November 1890 (Lot. 443), and another 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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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024