Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d’Argens, written from Kuntzendorf and dated 20 May 1761
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CMV35244
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MA 640.34, ‘Autograph letter signed : Kuntzendorf, near Schweidnitz [Świdnica, Poland], to his chamberlain, the Marquis d’Argens, 1761 May 20.’
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Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d’Argens, written from Kuntzendorf and dated 20 May 1761
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Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d’Argens, written from Kuntzendorf and dated 20 May 1761.
Detailed Summary:
Frederick begins by confirming that he has arrived in Silesia, and that the situation seems to be much the same as it had been the previous year. He notes that he is reading to distract himself, and states that he has particularly been reading the works of Lucian, Voltaire, and Racine. He concludes by recounting a story of a page who was sent home to his parents after having taken leave of his senses.
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1 pp.
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Height: 233 mm
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20 May 1761
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Kuntzendorf
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Purchased from Amsler & Ruthardt in Berlin in 1910 by Pierpont Morgan.
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