Letter from King George I to his daughter, Sophia Dorothea, Queen of Prussia
- George I, King of Great Britain
- Date:
- 26 May 1724
- Reference:
- MS.9212/1
- Part of:
- Documents relating to King George I of England
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
The letter concerns the recent attack of smallpox suffered by Sophia Dorothea's eldest son, the young Prince Frederick, later Frederick II 'the Great' of Prussia, and recommends inoculation for smallpox, as had been successfully practised on the King's grandson at Hanover [Frederick Louis, later Prince of Wales, 1707-1751]
Publication/Creation
26 May 1724
Physical description
1 letter
Contributors
Acquisition note
The letter was purchased from Charavay, Paris, in January 1932