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Autograph letter signed : Breslau [Wrocław, Poland], to his chamberlain, the Marquis d'Argens, [1757 Dec.] 19.

BIB_ID
294775
Accession number
MA 640.15
Creator
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786.
Display Date
[1757 Dec.] 19.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 23.6 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.
Written on mourning stationery.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the Berlin dealer Amsler & Ruthardt, 1910.
Summary
Downplaying the Marquis d'Argens's praise of him; listing how many prisoners they have taken; discussing a treacherous abbot who betrayed him.