FRIEDRICH III; EMPEROR Autograph Note unsigned to an unnamed

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FRIEDRICH III; EMPEROR. Autograph Note, unsigned, to an unnamed recipient, in German, in pencil: "How can I urge Pape so that the Civil Code becomes viable as soon as possible?" Dated in an unknown hand, in pencil, lower left. 1/2 page, small 8vo. [Potsdam, 13 April 1888]

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The unification of various independent states into the empire of Germany in 1871 was followed by the development of a uniform civil code for the new nation. The first draft of the code, created by committees including one led by jurist Heinrich Eduard von Pape (1816-1888), was issued in 1888.
with--A note, in an unknown hand, in German, stating that the Emperor gave his note to Justice Minister Heinrich von Friedberg on April 13, 1888.