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.)

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Re: Archive updates

[selenak]

Peter asked if his family could keep living in the Jägerhof after his death, and Fritz said yes. As we know from Lehndorff, but now we know this was something Peter asked for, and not something Fritz and Ariane worked out after Peter's death.

In either case, it's good Fritz granted it, but in this scenario, it's extra touching - also on a "Peter looking out for his wife and kids" front.

Re: Archive updates

[mildred_of_midgard]

Yesss. I mean, that's what Formey said he did in his last weeks, but it's good to have concrete evidence! Plus awww at Fritz knowing Peter was sick/dying--we didn't know if he only found out when he came back to Berlin after Peter's funeral had already taken place.

I will also add that if Peter's letter went out from Berlin on November 30, and Fritz was replying (albeit via secretary) on December 3 in Dresden, that's a pretty quick reply from Fritz. Looks like he didn't put that response off, despite being busy with war crimes in Saxony.