Village 
                of sorrow [Anderson footnote: "Beethoven twists the name 
                'Leidesdorf' into 'Dorf des Leides" (village of sorrow)."] 
                -- 
                      Give 
                Herr Ries, the bearer of this note, some easy compositions for 
                pianoforte duet [at a good reduction], or, even better, free of 
                charge -- Behave according to the purified doctrine -- All good 
                wishes.
                                                                                                                      Beethoven
                                                                                                                         Minimus