848 - Cabinet Order from King Frederick II of Prussia to the Kurmärkische War and Domains Chamber in Berlin

Cabinet Order from King Frederick II of Prussia to the Kurmärkische War and Domains Chamber in Berlin Document written in German cursive script, bearing the signature of Frederick II, Potsdam, November 4 (?) 1781, 4° format. The royal directive, issued in the name of King Frederick II of Prussia, is addressed to the Kurmärkische War and Domain Chamber in Berlin and concerns a legal and financial dispute regarding a mill, compensation for damages, and the settlement of inheritance and dowry matters, as well as an explicit order to comply with the royal decrees without delay. On the reverse: A copy, presumably made at the end of the 18th century, of a consistorial document from 1742, in which Frederick II resolves a canonical marital dispute in a humorous decree and concludes with a small, humorous drawing, the well-known “Consitorialgesicht.” 34.6 cm x 21.5 cm. See: Rudolf Krause, *Consitorialgesicht: A Documentary Discovery and Its Interpretation*, Karl Josef Sander Verlag, Magdeburg 1942. Cabinet order of King Frederick II of Prussia to the Kurmärkische Kriegs- und Domänenkammer in Berlin from the year 1781, signed. On the reverse is a copy of a consistorial document dated 1742, presumably made toward the end of the 18th century.