BIB_ID
265371
Accession number
MA 877.4
Creator
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.
Display Date
1828 July 13.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 20.9 cm
Notes
Docketed on verso "Weimar / 13 July. 1828. / v Goethe"
Letter is written in the hand of his secretary Friedrich John.
Part of a collection consisting of a three-page portion of Faust (MA 877.1); 3 autograph letters signed (MA 877.2-4); and 3 engravings of Goethe (MA 877.5-7). Items are cataloged individually; see related records for more information.
Signed "ergebenst JW Goethe."
With a 1912 note in the hand of Belle Greene, Pierpont Morgan's librarian, saying that the letter is a facsimile. However, researcher Elke Richter determined in 2007 that the letter is original.
Letter is written in the hand of his secretary Friedrich John.
Part of a collection consisting of a three-page portion of Faust (MA 877.1); 3 autograph letters signed (MA 877.2-4); and 3 engravings of Goethe (MA 877.5-7). Items are cataloged individually; see related records for more information.
Signed "ergebenst JW Goethe."
With a 1912 note in the hand of Belle Greene, Pierpont Morgan's librarian, saying that the letter is a facsimile. However, researcher Elke Richter determined in 2007 that the letter is original.
Summary
Asking if the enclosed document (not present), "Nachstehendes," could be published in the journal, offering to cover the expenses, and recommending the endeavor.
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