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History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia
Vol. VI. (of XXI.)

CHAPTER VI
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But light or imaginary causes, which became at last effectual, can be enumerated, to the length of three or four.
CAUSE FIRST: THE HANOVER JOINT-HERITAGES, WHICH ARE NOT IN A LIQUID STATE.
FIRST, the "Ahlden Heritage" was one cause of disagreement, which lasted long.

The poor Mother of George II.

and of Queen Sophie had left considerable properties; "three million THALERS," that is 900,000 pounds, say some; but all was rather in an unliquid state, not so much as her Will was to be had.

The Will, with a 10,000 pounds or so, was in the hands of a certain Graf von Bar, one of her confidants in that sad imprisonment: "money lent him," Busching says, [_Beitrage zur Lebensgeschichte denkwurdiger Personen_ (Halle, 1783-1789), i.

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NUSSLER.


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