My Dear Sir!
I have received in due time by Mr: Kemble your most obliging letter, and beg your Pardon for answering it so late: but my departure from Ems was so near, the yourney itself, and the quantity of bussiness which fell upon me on my return at home may contest I hope will plead for your indulgence.
Ere I am entering upon other Paragraphs of your Letter, let me pronounce how much I feel myself obliged to you, for all the Kind things you are pleased to honour me with; with regard to and that, respecting my =Freyschütz=. I am convinced that you have acted er according to your best conviction for the success of this opera, which I have always to ought to and do acknowledge with thanks take gratefully, and as for the Souvenir with which you will send honor me. my Dear Sir! I shall be truely delighted to have receive this in accepting it, as the first and only / Sign / mark of remembrance which I have received of any body Director Manager in Europe!
for the future, I hope we will shall negotiate together without the delay interference of any other Person. it was not I Mr: Livius himself who in all manners was in quest of searched to usurp my engagement with England; and I must confess that I have no great reasons to be much satisfied of his operations, which were at least very confusedlye. In the month of march 1826 when I come arrive toin London, I hope to explane and prove to you all those things better by word of mouth. to you
I have received by M: Bassenge et C: for your account one hundred Pounds. and have delivred in the first days of July the Partition and the Poem of Euryanthe and also the little Ballet of Preciosa to M: Bassenge to send them to M: Livius for you my Dear SirIm Tagebuch notierte Weber zwar am 1. Juli 1825 einen Besuch im Bankhaus Bassenge, aber nicht den Versand der Musikalien; möglicherweise übernahm diesen Caroline von Weber nach der Abreise ihres Ehemanns nach Ems (3. Juli 1825). Im Ausgabenbuch (D-B, Mus. ms. autogr. theor. C. M. v. Weber WFN 2, Bl. 110v) notierte Weber die Partitur für Hawes in London als zuletzt kopierte (Nr. 16, Preis: 18 rh.)..
In this varry moment I have neither Scores nor other Pieces for publication, being too much occuppied with Oberon and liableness to Service the calls of my duty; but it shall be a pleasure for me to inform you instantly of it when I have composed any Some piece, and I hope we shall negotiate together with facility.
Let me now repetadly pronounce utter my thanks and the great pleasure which has made me /ined/ your Kind writting has given me, my Dear Sir, and be sure believe me that I am always ever with regard and esteem
my dear Sir
your much obliged
and very obedient
Servant
CMvW:
Dr: 178t 7b 1825Laut Tagebuch entworfen bereits am 15. September, abgesendet am 18. September 1825..