Yeah, Sydow was my guess, too, but I didn't have any context. I thought of checking the Fredersdorf letters just now and what do you know, Fritz mentions him - as "Sidau" - in 1745: von Sydow and two other pages are supposed to get velvet clothing, and Richter says in the footnote that he was Fritz' favourite of the three.
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Re: Tidbits from Hanbury Williams
Date: 2021-02-06 06:52 pm (UTC)Oh, nice! Good detective work!