Incomplete autograph letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Berlin and dated 19 January 1771 [D16980]

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VIII. HA, Slg. Preuß, J., Nr. 41, ‘Friedrich II. an Voltaire, Berlin, 29 (19) Januar 1771 (nur Briefanfang): Bl. 182 aus den Œuvres de Frédéric le Grand, Bd. 23 von 1853 mit (später umgesetzten) handschriftlichen Korrekturen von Preuß’

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Incomplete autograph letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Berlin and dated 19 January 1771 [D16980]

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En lisant votre lettre, j’ai cru que la correspondance d’Ovide avec le roi Cotys continuait encore, si je n’avais vu le nom de Voltaire au bas de cette lettre.

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Incomplete autograph letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Berlin and dated 19 January 1771.

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The date was ammended to read ’29’ rather than ’19’.

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