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Autograph letter signed : The Hague, to Jean Formey, 1751 Dec. 18.

BIB_ID
122390
Accession number
MA 3874.14
Creator
König, Samuel, 1712-1757.
Display Date
1751 Dec. 18.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. H. P. Kraus, 1979.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 22.7 cm
Notes
Jean Henri Samuel Formey was Secretary of the Berlin Academy.
Part of a collection 19 letters related to the least action controversy. Items in the collection are described in individual records; see collection-level record for MA 3874 for more information.
Signed "S. Koenig."
Provenance
Gift of Mr. H. P. Kraus, 1979.
Summary
Reporting that he has written an explanation to Maupertuis (his letter of 10 December 1751), trusting that the latter will communicate it to the Berlin Academy and hoping it will be found satisfactory.