Letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written in a secretarial hand from Przedwojów and dated 2 July 1759 [D8383]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV35952
Repository:
Shelfmark:
MS 122.14
Title:
Letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written in a secretarial hand from Przedwojów and dated 2 July 1759 [D8383]
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Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Votre muse se rit de moi
quand pour la paix elle m’implore.
Incipit Modernised:
Votre muse se rit de moi
quand pour la paix elle m’implore.
Language(s):
In Own Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written in a secretarial hand from Przedwojów and dated 2 July 1759.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
233 x 187 mm
Hands:
2
Watermark:
Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘HR’.
Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded into six (since unfolded). There are tears to the outer edges of the MS and the bottom of the central bifolium fold line. There are also several small holes at the joins of the fold lines throughout.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Frederick II of Prussia has corrected the MS is several places. These corrections take the form of crossings out, the addition of corrected text over the top of incorrect text, and the addition of corrected text superscript.
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History
Date:
2 July 1759
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
Reich Henersdorf
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Provenance:
Formerly part of the Prussian Secret State Archives/ Preussisches Geheimes Staatsarchiv, Berlin. Passed at the Stargardt sale in Marburg on 12 June 1974 (Lot. 925).
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