BIB_ID
294917
Accession number
MA 640.40
Creator
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786.
Display Date
1762 May 28.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 23.2 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
Telling him of a peace agreement with Sweden; saying that he hopes for peace by the end of the year and looks forward to seeing the Marquis at Sans-Souci; comparing his current situation to that of last December and noting how much better things are now; confessing that he still strives for glory.
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