28 Letter of transmittal for the Iron Cross 2nd Class 1813 for non-combatants to the Royal Prussian Envoy at Darmstadt Freiherrn v. Otterstedt.
Letter from Count Bernstorff to Otterstedt:
"His Majesty the King has had the honour of conferring the Iron Cross with the White Ribbon on you by means of the highest Cabinet Order of the 16th of this month. In expressing my sincere congratulations to you on this honourable distinction bestowed upon you, I am enclosing the notification letter of the Royal General Commission of the Orders, together with the insignia of the Order, with the most humble request that you kindly send the certificate of receipt to be issued to me for further action".
Dated "Berlin, 3rd February 1819" with original signature Bernstorff.
Very interesting and rare document on the award of the Iron Cross for non-combatants to the Prussian diplomat Friedrich Freiherr v. Otterstedt (1769 - 1850), Prussian envoy in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden as well as Prussian chargé d'affaires in Switzerland and from 1823 in Baden.