Letter from Georg von Löw to General Jacob de Budé, written from Hanover and dated 18 October 1785
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GEO/ADD/15/0504, ‘Letter from Georg von Löw to General Jacob de Budé re a delivery of books, and asking him to send a water closet and all the glassware necessary for 30 place settings for the Duke of York’s table’
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Letter from Georg von Löw to General Jacob de Budé, written from Hanover and dated 18 October 1785
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Autograph letter signed from Georg von Löw to General Jacob de Budé, written from Hanover and dated 18 October 1785.
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Georg von Löw writes that he hopes the books he has sent arrived, adding that he has paid for the second delivery. The books were part of the complete works of Voltaire. He then notes that he has found a suitable place for a water closet, and includes installation instructions. He concludes by asking Budé to send him the necessary tableware for 30 place settings at the Duke of York’s table, including glasses, decanters, cruets, carafes, and twelve dozen gilded rimmed glasses to be used for lemonade and barley water after tea at receptions. He ends by saying he will write again at a later date about chandeliers.
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2 ff.
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The letter has been corrected throughout with a small number of crossings out and the addition of missing or corrected text superscript.
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18 October 1785
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