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BRAHMS JOHANNES (1833-1897)

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BRAHMS JOHANNES (1833-1897)

L.A.S. "J. Br.", [Vienna may 1870], à l'éditeur musical
Fritz SIMROCK| 2 pages in-12 à son chiffre| en allemand.
Remerciements pour de l'argent reçu de Bonn. Il était alors sur le semmering, et le jeune boulanger, personnifiant le corbeau apportant le pain, devait poster sa lettre à la station prochaine... "With the usual precision I sent the note for more and thanks for the money received to Bonn. I was just on the
Semmering, and the baker's boy who introduced the bread-bringing raven had to get the letters to the next station. Hopefully yours was just a little late?"...
Exchange of letters, IX, n° 66, p. 97.