BIB_ID
294881
Accession number
MA 640.31
Creator
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786.
Display Date
1761 May 13.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (2 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
Discussing the political situation between England, France, and Prussia; noting that he is going to a congress at Augsburg but doesn't have any faith in it; mentioning Voltaire's new work; observing that reading cannot assuage his worries; commenting on his poor health.
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