Letter from Georg von Löw to General Jacob de Budé, written from Hanover and dated 29 June 1786
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CMV34104
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GEO/ADD/15/0526, ‘Letter from Georg von Löw to General Jacob de Budé acknowledging the receipt of boxes containing glasses, including a list of those found broken on arrival, and recommending the German method of packing porcelain in moss; also re unsatis
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Letter from Georg von Löw to General Jacob de Budé, written from Hanover and dated 29 June 1786
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Monsieur, J’avois eu le plaisir de Vous écrire plutot
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Georg von Löw to General Jacob de Budé, written from Hanover and dated 29 June 1786.
Detailed Summary:
Georg von Löw begins by acknowledging receipt of boxes containing glasses and provides a list of all of those found broken upon arrival. He recommends the German method of packing procelain in moss. He concludes by discussing the unsatisfactory state of the works by Voltaire which he has sent to Budé.
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3 ff.
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The letter has been corrected throughout with a small number of crossings out and the addition of missing or corrected text superscript.
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29 June 1786
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