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Mr. Aschersleben

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Half-brother to the wife of Karl David Kircheisen.

Life with James Boswell

Boswell met him at the Kircheisens in Berlin on August 27, 1764, describing him as a "captain of the cavalry, [who] was so much wounded that he quitted the service. He is a changable, splenetic, unhappy man."

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Mr. Aschersleben is mentioned in:

  • Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland 1763-1764

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