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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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CMV37003
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Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Prussian Privy State Archives
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BPH, Rep. 47, Nr. 377 (1), ‘Voltaire , François-Marie Arouet de’
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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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Brief Summary:
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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Letter, Poetry
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ALS, Incomplete
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Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
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