Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1762-1725 to Count Boris Petrovich Sheremetyev
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01256 Author/Creator: Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1762-1725 Place Written: St. Petersburg, Russia Type: Letter signed Date: October 28, 1715 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 20.7 cm, Width: 32.4 cm Order a Copy
Numbered "No. 108" on recto and "N. 88" on verso. The Czar recommends replacing Lieutenant General Anfediel with Lieutenant General Shlipenbah (possibly Wolmar Anton von Schileppenbach). Discusses political and military strategies against Sweden.
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