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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Letter signed : Magdeburg, to his chamberlain, the Marquis d'Argens, 1743 June 18.

BIB_ID
294689
Accession number
MA 640.7
Creator
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786.
Display Date
1743 June 18.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 23.9 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
Mentioning M. d'Argens's idea for an "Academie de Savants" in Berlin; asking M. d'Argens to be patient until he returns to Berlin, when he will have more time to consider the matter.