Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 44

[cahn]

Not only are these posts still going, there is now (more) original research going on in them deciphering and translating letters in archives that apparently no one has bothered to look at before?? (Which has now conclusively exonerated Fritz's valet/chamberlain Fredersdorf from the charge that he was dismissed because of financial irregularities and died shortly thereafter "ashamed of his lost honor," as Wikipedia would have it. I'M JUST SAYING.)

Comments

Re: Evolving Fritz signatures

[mildred_of_midgard]

I know, I know. It's highly unlikely. ;)

But in all scholarly seriousness, are you with me on the signature and probable date, though? It at least makes sense of the bau and the "chagrin, affairen, arbeit, und sorgen"!

Re: Evolving Fritz signatures

[selenak]

Having seen the signatures, I agree that the one from the Peter letter looks far, far more like King Fritz in the 1750s than Crown Prince Fritz in the 1720s, so yes, I'm with you!