BIB_ID
294950
Accession number
MA 640.53
Creator
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786.
Display Date
1768 Jan. 1.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (1 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
Thanking him for his compliments on the new year and including a long list of his wishes for the Marquis's future; concluding by hoping that the Marquis passes his days "in full contentment of spirit and heart." He also mentions Pliny, Varron [Varro], [Pierre-Daniel] Huet, [Augustin] Calmet, [Claude] Saumaise, [Joseph Juste] Scaliger, and others.
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