Frederick I. (1657-1713) - Rare autograph letter signed by first King of Prussia

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Frederick I. (1657-1713) - Rare autograph letter signed by first King of Prussia:
$1200.00

FrederickI. (1657-1713) - Rare autograph letter signed by the first King of Prussia

Was (as Frederick III.) Elector of Brandenburg(1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg-Prussia). Thelatter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia(1701–1713).

Rare autograph letter signed “Friedrich R.”. 1 page, bifolium, 10.0x 8 inch (unfolded), no place, 1704 August 26. Addressed to “Chambellandt de Cameke”. In German, in full: „LieberKameke (?), Es ist mir hertzlich leidt dass Unglück so Du gehabt hast, Ichwünsche dass dieses Schreiben Euch wieder völlig (?) besser finde, und ihret Dichdankbar hat (?) wieder bei mir zu kommen, der Ich im dessen lebenslang bin, derselbeehrwürdige … König.“ Red wax seal intact. Mounted on cardboard,slightly discolored, verso with an old typed note regarding the letter, datedJune 1949. Else good condition. Rare in autograph letter signed.

COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY ANDREAS WIEMER HISTORICALAUTOGRAPHS. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.

I started collecting autographs of famous personalities as a teenager in1985. During the last 15 years I’m specialized in buying and selling rarehistorical autographs, documents and manuscripts. My large reference libraryincludes all the standard works with more than 100 books on the subject. I’m amember of all major autograph organizations and the author of several publishedarticles and reference books incl. the standard works: “John F. Kennedy – autograph study” and “Presidents of the United States – AUTOPEN GUIDE”.