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Ludwig van Beethoven, Billet an den Neffen Karl, Wien, zwischen dem 15. Oktober und Anfang August 1826, Autograph

Beethoven-Haus Bonn, Sammlung H. C. Bodmer, HCB Br 22

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Summary
Beethoven asks his nephew to visit him so that they can discuss what has happened in peace and without accusations. He promises that he will not bear a grudge. He asks his nephew to stop causing him concern and to listen to him. Karl did not heed him: on 6 August 1825 he attempted suicide.

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