## Title: Carl Maria von Weber an William Hawes in London (Entwurf). Dresden, Sonntag, 18. September 1825 ## Author: Weber, Carl Maria von ## Version: 4.9.1 ## Origin: https://weber-gesamtausgabe.de/A042505 ## License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Willm Hawes. 7. Adelphi Terrace. Strand. London. 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 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; and that, respecting my =Freyschütz=. I am convinced that you have acted according to your best conviction for the success of this opera, which I have always ought to and do acknowledge with thanks take gratefully, as for the Souvenir with which you will honor me. my Dear Sir! I shall be truely delighted in accepting it, as the first and only / Sign / mark of remembrance which I have received of any Manager in Europe! for the future, I hope we shall negotiate together without the 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 confuse. In the month of march 1826 when I arrive in 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 Sir. In this […] varry moment I have neither Scores nor other Pieces for publication, being too much occuppied with Oberon and the calls of my duty; but it shall be a pleasure for me to inform you instantly of it when I have composed Some piece, and I hope we shall negotiate together with facility. Let me now repetadly utter my thanks and the great pleasure which has made me /in[…]ed/ your Kind writting has given me, my Dear Sir, and be sure believe me that I am ever with regard and esteem my dear Sir your much obliged and very obedient Servant CMvW: Dr: 18t 7b 1825.