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