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Letter from Arthur von Briesen to G. L. Gillespie

Letter from Arthur von Briesen to G. L. Gillespie

Arthur von Briesen responds to Major General G. L. Gillespie’s request for further information on Briesen’s statement that he had gotten his facts regarding a sword supposedly gifted by King Frederick II of Prussia to George Washington from Mr. Ward. He has since come to believe that the story may be rather different, based on a book by Friedrich Kapp which says that the sword came from the sword-maker Theophilus Alte of Solingen. This is further reinforced by a letter from Washington to John Quincy Adams.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-19

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Letter from Arthur von Briesen to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Arthur von Briesen to Theodore Roosevelt

Arthur von Briesen informs President Roosevelt that he is currently working on a reply to the charge that Roosevelt is an enemy of Germans, and will send him a copy of it once it is completed. He also tells Roosevelt about his recent historical investigations into a sword that was said to have been given by Frederick II, King of Prussia, to George Washington

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-12

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920

Letter from Arthur von Briesen to G. L. Gillespie

Letter from Arthur von Briesen to G. L. Gillespie

Arthur von Briesen responds to Major General G. L. Gillespie’s request for further information on Briesen’s statement that he had gotten his facts regarding a sword supposedly gifted by King Frederick II of Prussia to George Washington from Mr. Ward. He has since come to believe that the story may be rather different, based on a book by Friedrich Kapp which says that the sword came from the sword-maker Theophilus Alte of Solingen. This is further reinforced by a letter from Washington to John Quincy Adams.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-19

Creator(s)

Briesen, Arthur von, 1843-1920