Scope and Content In this letter Frederick talks about how he lives in a province where people value the physical (such as cultivating fields, building houses, and having children) above the metaphysical. Later in the letter he discusses the fact that the "sparks of religious hatred" which were present before the war are now extinct and tolerance wins in the thought of the people. Finally, Frederick mentions that Voltaire's works are in the hands of everyone; there is no portion of society where his name is...