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

Autograph letter signed : Pretzschendorf [near Freiberg], to his chamberlain, the Marquis d'Argens, [1759] Dec. 31.

BIB_ID
294857
Accession number
MA 640.26
Creator
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786.
Display Date
[1759] Dec. 31.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 23.3 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.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the Berlin dealer Amsler & Ruthardt, 1910.
Summary
Wishing him a happy new year; saying that he has lost all hope for the future; noting that he is disgusted with life but is suffering in silence; telling him that it will be impossible to see him now.