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- Record Id:
- 040-003442919
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003442867
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100075949233.0x00059a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 6855
- Title:
- Volume LII of the Mitchell Papers. Letters from Baron Fritsch and Baron Kraut to Mr. Andrew Mitchell.
- Scope & Content:
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Volume LII of the papers of Mr. Andrew Mitchell, subsequently Sir Andrew Mitchell.Letters from Baron Fritsch and Baron Kraut to Mr. Mitchell. 1759-1763. Quarto.
1. Letter from Baron Fritsch to Mr. Mitchell. A letter written in general and very obscure terms. Rate of exchange. Dated Dresden, 12 February 1759. (folio 8)
2. Letter from Baron Fritsch to Mr. Mitchell. Thanks to Mr. Mitchell for the protection granted to his son. A box of Dresden china, belonging to Mr. Mitchell has escaped the bombardment. Dated Seerhausen, 3 December 1760. (folio 1)
3. Letter from Baron Fritsch to Mr. Mitchell. Misery of the situation the Baron is placed in. Dated Seerhausen, 3 February 1761. (folio 3)
4. Letter from Baron Fritsch to Mr. Mitchell. Friendly expressions of regard, and general Intelligence. Dated Seerhausen, 3 June 1761. (folio 5)
5. Letter from Baron Fritsch to Mr. Mitchell. Thanks to Mr. Mitchell for the loan of some gazettes. Domestic affairs. General Bulow. Dated Dresden, 22 June 1762. (folio 11)
6. Letter from Baron Fritsch to Mr. Mitchell. Expressions of a friendly nature. Dated Dresden, 10 November 1762. (folio 13)
7. Letter from Baron Fritsch to Mr. Mitchell. In the same strain of friendship. Dated Dresden, 8 March 1762. (folio 15)
8. Letter from Baron Fritsch to Mr. Mitchell. Execution of some secret orders given by Prince Henry. State of the country. Health of the Baron. Mr. Maclaughlin. Dated Dresden, 21 June 1763. (folio 18)
9. Letter from Baron Kraut to Mr. Mitchell. A letter of compliment. The Princess of Prussia is confined to her house by indisposition. Dated Magdeburg, 31 December 1760. (folio 21)
10. Letter from Baron Kraut to Mr. Mitchell. The Court of Prussia will return to Berlin in the month of June. Report of peace between the King of Prussia [Frederick II, alias Frederick the Great] and Russia. Death of Gram. General Private Intelligence. Dated Magdeburg, 11 May 1762. (folio 23)
11. Letter from Baron Kraut to Mr. Mitchell. Advantages gained by Prince Henry in Saxony. The Comte de la Lippe is gone into Portugal to command the allied troops. Report that M. Cocceji has been carried to Spandau. General domestic news. Dated Magdeburg, 23 May 1762. (folio 25)
12. Letter from Baron Kraut to Mr. Mitchell. Departure of M. Verelst. Compliments from Prince Henry. Dated Hoppenrade, 28 January 1763. (folio 27)
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003442867
040-003442919 - Is part of:
- Add MS 6804-6872 : Dispatches and Correspondence, from and to Sir Andrew Mitchell KB, Envoy to the Court of Prussia
Add MS 6855 : Volume LII of the Mitchell Papers. Letters from Baron Fritsch and Baron Kraut to Mr. Andrew Mitchell. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003442867[0052]/040-003442919
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 6804-6872
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (27 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1759
- End Date:
- 1763
- Date Range:
- 1759-1763
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Quarto
- Custodial History:
- The Mitchell Papers were purchased in 1810 for £400
- Arrangement:
- Each writer's letters are chronologically arranged.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- This catalogue description has been transcribed from the original [18th-19th-century] handwritten Catalogue of Additional Manuscripts and may contain inaccuracies. The handwritten catalogue is available in the Manuscripts Reading Room.