FREDERICK II (The Great, 1712-1786, from 1740 King of Prussia)

Fine Letter signed 'Friedrich' as King, to Lieutenant General Earl of Nassau, in German, requesting information from his correspondent, sasking him to "send me a summary list including the number of recruits the companies of your regiment have had during the last years, and specifically how many of them you had to recruit from out of our land, and how many were recruited from the catchment regiment area … It is not necessary to specify the height, size and weight of the recruits ..." further requiring more specific details, saying "Apart from that I want you to send me a list including the number of recruits in the regiment who are sized 3 tall or higher, and if they are vagabonds ...", 1 side 4to., Berlin, 19th January slight wear and foxing



Item Date:  1755

Stock No:  38380      £675

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