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Schiller-Umkreis. - Christian Gottfried Körner, the father of Theodor Körpers as well as friend and important patron Friedrich Schillers, lawyer and writer (1756-1831). Eigh. Letter of "grains". 1 p. Double page with address. Gr. 4to. Töplitz 18.VI.1813. To the lieutenant of Herrl in Vienna, a gun partner of Theodor Körner, to whom he informs that he had received a letter from his son again, from Mühltorf near Plauen in the Vogtland. "... He writes very funny of arduous marches that he would have survived happily, and assures himself that he is perfectly well. I have also received news that shortly after the Corps bey Court arrived, that he was made known to the enemy side of the armistice, but that Corps did not immediately acknowledge it, but sent an officer to the King of Prussia to obtain restraining orders ...". The Corps is said to have advanced in the Saxon mountains to the Bohemian border. He hopes to learn more soon and ordered a cordial greeting, also from Theodor, "through this message. Theodor asks for it, since he could not write himself ..." - On the 26th. August Theodor Körner fell in a battle at Gadebusch.
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Körner, Christian Gottfried — Letter to an Officer in Vienna. 1813
1813 letter from Christian Gottfried Körner to a Vienna officer, updating him on correspondence from his son Theodor Körner in Vogtland.
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Price checked 26/09/2026, 14:07:42
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- Lot #
- 2631
- Currency
- EUR
- Location
- Berlin, DE
- Lot Ends
- 8 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
- Auction Ends
- 8 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
- Lots in Auction
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