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

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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

Acquisition note

The letter was purchased from Charavay, Paris, in January 1932

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