Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Potsdam and dated 30 October 1770 [D16731]
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CMV37346
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MS 126.18
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Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Potsdam and dated 30 October 1770 [D16731]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Une mitte qui vegete dans le nord de l’allemagne, est un mince sujet d’entretien pour des philosophes qui discutent des mondes divers flotans dans l’espace
Incipit Modernised:
Une mitte qui végète dans le Nord de l’Allemange, est un mince Sujet d’entretien pour des philosophes qui discutent des mondes divers flotans dans l’espace
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Potsdam and dated 30 October 1770.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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236 x 188 mm
Hands:
2
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Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘HR’.
Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The endorsement in the upper left-hand corner of f.1r has been smudged slightly. There is some minor staining to the bottom of f.1, and small remnants of red wax towards the lower left-hand corner of f.2v. The MS features one vertical and three horizontal fold lines.
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Undecorated
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Voltaire has endorsed the MS in his own hand as ‘du R de prusse’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.1r. The Latin phrase at the start of l.9 on f.1v has been underlined.
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History
Date:
30 October 1770
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
Potsdam
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Provenance:
Formerly housed in the Preussisches geheimes Staatsarchiv, Berlin. Passed at the Stargardt sale in Marburg on 28 November 1973 (lot. 1013).
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