Here is my name to stick on – [Anderson footnote: “This sentence and Beethoven’s name are written in ink. Evidently Streicher wanted a specimen signature to engrave and attach to portraits of the composer. Incidentally, it was at Streicher’s instigation that Beethoven agreed to have a life mask done by Klein in 1812.]
Beethoven
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Charge to me the full cost of delivery – Today everything here is in confusion.