Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Charlottenburg and dated 27 June 1740 [D2250]

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CMV37003

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BPH, Rep. 47, Nr. 377 (1), ‘Voltaire , François-Marie Arouet de’

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Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Charlottenburg and dated 27 June 1740 [D2250]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Mon cher Voltaire, vos lettres me font toujours un plaisir infini, point par les louanges que vous me donnez, mais par la prose instructive et les charmants vers qu’elles contiennent.

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Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Charlottenburg and dated 27 June 1740.

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This MS consists of the first four pages only. The concluding pages were owned by Theodore Besterman.

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