My Most Dearly Beloved K[anka],
Through Baron Pasqualati I have sent you again and again my thanks for your friendly efforts on my behalf; and now I myself am letting you have in writing a thousand thanks – The Archduke’s intervention you must not regard as unduly officious; and it must not have the effect of putting me out of favour with you – You had already done everything when the Archduke began to use his good offices. Had he done this sooner and had we not had the one-sided or many-sided or weak-sided Dr. W[olf], the affair, according to the Oberstburggraf’s own assurances given to the Archduke and to myself, might have had an even more favourable result – Hence in my opinion the value of your services to me remains, and ever will remain, the same – The Landrechte are now deducting 60 ducats, which I alone reported and about which the late Prince Kinsky never said a word either to the cashier or to anyone else – Whenever the truth can injure me they accept it; then why not accept it too where it might benefit me How unjust! – Baron Paswualati will make enquiries from you about several other matters as well – Today I am again too tired, for once more I have had to give poor P[asqualati] a whole lot of instructions. Things like that are much more of an effort to me than the greatest composition. For it is an unfamiliar field which I ought never to till – These affairs are costing me many tears and, I might add, even much sorrow – Well, now it will soon be time to write to the Princess Kinsky – and for the present I must stop. I am delighted when for once I can write to you merely to pour out my heart to you; and this will certainly happen very often, as soon as I have cleared off that tedious business. Once more I ask you to accept my warmest thanks for all you have done for me – and please do
love your admirer and friend
Beethoven