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Letter signed : Oltmütz [Olomouc, Czech Republic], to his chamberlain, the Marquis d'Argens, 1742 Jan. 31.

BIB_ID
294649
Accession number
MA 640.1
Creator
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786.
Display Date
1742 Jan. 31.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 23.5 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters from Frederick II, King of Prussia, to various recipients. Letters in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 640 for more information.
Probably in the hand of a secretary; signed by Frederick II.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the Berlin dealer Amsler & Ruthardt, 1910.
Summary
Regretting that he is not in Berlin to receive a letter from the Duchess of Württemberg [probably Marie-Auguste, Princess of Thurn and Taxis and mother of Karl Eugen, the young Duke of Württemberg].