Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Sanssouci Palace and dated 14 August 1772 [D17861]

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BPH, Rep. 47, Nr. 379 (54), ‘Voltaire, François-Marie Arouet de’

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Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Sanssouci Palace and dated 14 August 1772 [D17861]

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J’ai reçu du patriarche de Ferney des vers charmants, à la suite d’un petit ouvrage polémique qui défend les droits de l’humanité contre la tyrannie des bourreaux de conscience.

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Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Potsdam and dated 16 September 1772.

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