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Carl Linnaeus to Carl Gustaf Tessin,
27 December 1768 n.s.
Dated 1768 d 27 Decembr..
Sent from Uppsala (Sweden) to Åkerö (Sweden).
Written in Swedish.
L4143. Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). Swedish. 
to Carl Gustaf TessinCarl Gustaf Tessin (1695-1770).
Swedish. Count, important politician and patron of
science and art. He supported Swedish artists and
scientists and collected art, books and natural
history objects. He assisted Linnaeus’s career in
many ways. Married to Lovisa Ulrica Tessin. Uncle
to Fredrik Sparre. Correspondent of Linnaeus. , 27 December 1768 n.s.
SUMMARY
Linnaeus writes a letter of condolence to Carl Gustaf TessinTessin, Carl Gustaf
(1695-1770). Swedish. Count, important
politician and patron of science and
art. He supported Swedish artists and
scientists and collected art, books and
natural history objects. He assisted
Linnaeus’s career in many ways. Married
to Lovisa Ulrica Tessin. Uncle to
Fredrik Sparre. Correspondent of
Linnaeus. on the news of the Countess Tessin’s [Lovisa Ulrica TessinTessin, Lovisa Ulrica (-1768).
Swedish. Countess, wife of Carl Gustaf
Tessin. ] death.
Linnaeus praises the Countess Tessin and expresses his deepest sympathy with Tessin now that he is alone.
P.S. Enclosed with the letter are some sentences from Lucius Annaeus Seneca Consolatio ad MarciamSeneca, Lucius Annaeus
Consolatio ad Marciam (Rome,
37-38). .
MANUSCRIPTS
a. original holograph (RA, Ericsbergsarkivet, Autografsamlingen, vol. 132, Nr. 30). 
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EDITIONS
1. "Latin letter of condolence to Count C. G Tessin on the death of Countess Tessin, Upsala, Dec. 27 1768" (1819), p. 419 .
2. Svenska arbeten (1878), vol. 1, p. 74 p.74.