Wilken, Friedrich, 1813, 1833

Friedrich Wilken (1777-1840), historian and orientalist, Autograph Letter Signed, 1813, to Hammer-Purgstall.

2 letters, 1 encyclopedia entry on Wilken.
- Letter 1: 12 March 1813. Wilken is sad to hear that archaeological digging has ceased due to the war. He accepts an invitation to publish in the Wiener Litteratur-Zeitung (Vienna Literary Paper).
- Letter 2: 23 August 1833. Wilken, on behalf of another party, sends an offer of 16.000 Reichstaler for the library of the late Karl Asmund Rudolphi to his heirs.

Notes by Alfred Stumpff: Short biographical information on Wilken and Rudolphi, purchase information, physical description of the letters. Also an excerpt from a letter from Friedrich von Schlegel to Sulpiz Boisserèe., which mentions Wilken

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