Frederick II (1712-1786), King of Prussia - Frederick the Great / Friedrich der große
Letter signed, 17th August 1748
£630
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Ink on single sheet of laid paper, 24.2 x 18cm, in German, 12 lines written in a secretarial hand, signed with Frederick's autograph initial ‘F’ below, written to Oberst (Colonel) von Manteuffel of the Alt Schwerin Regiment, i.e. Heinrich von Manteuffel (1696-1778), granting him temporary leave to return to his estate of Popplow, in Poland, in order to settle a dispute regarding timber, slightly creased and spotted, guard pasted along verso of left-hand edge, old reinforcement to verso of central fold, typescript English translation included with the lot
Provenance
Select items from the estate of the late Lady Penn.