BIB_ID
294911
Accession number
MA 640.37
Creator
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786.
Display Date
1761 Aug. 18.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 18.9 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.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the Berlin dealer Amsler & Ruthardt, 1910.
Summary
Reporting that he is in the middle of the Russian and Austrian army and thinks the war is at a decisive moment where rashness will be better than prudence; alluding to the horrors committed by the Russians; offering his stoic philosophy about the course the war will take.; noting that he will only do what he believes is useful and honorable.
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