Autograph letter signed from Jules Benedict to Henry Smart, November 4, 1845

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Filename: m2b0002
PID: islandora:4118
Title: Autograph letter signed from Jules Benedict to Henry Smart, November 4, 1845
Creator: Benedict, Jules, Sir, 1804-1885
Smart, Henry, 1778-1823
Date issued: 1845-11-04
Language: eng
Description: Autograph letter signed from Jules Benedict to Henry Smart, dated November 4, 1845, in ink, requesting a contribution to the Beethoven Album on behalf of Dr. Schilling.
File Format: img/pdf
Extent: 1 leaf (2 written pages); 7.25 x 8.75 inches (unfolded)
Object type: Manuscript
Tags: Smart, Henry, 1778-1823
Subject, LCSH: Smart, Henry, 1778-1823
Schilling, Gustav, 1803-1881. Beethoven-Album
Subject, TGM: Autographs
Correspondence
Subject, local: Letters about Beethoven
Historical period: mid 19th century
Collection: Beethoven Center Manuscripts
Repository: The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San Jose State University
Rights: This work is in the public domain and therefore the digital images attached to this catalog record may be used without permission for study and research purposes. Credit statements for these images should read “From the collections of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San José State University.” For information on obtaining higher resolution reproductions and permission to publish, see the Beethoven Center's website https://www.sjsu.edu/beethoven/collection/library-materials/index.php
Location: Beethoven Manuscript Box 1
Transcript: My dear Sir, I have been requested by Dr. Schilling in Stuttgart who is editing a Beethoven Album to request a small contribution of your talent, and as no more than one page is required the object being, to unite the musical celebrities of all nations in one book, perhaps you may feel inclined to comply with his request, by which you would greatly oblige, My dear Sir, Yours very truly, Jules Benedict.
Provenance: Purchase, Harmonie Autographs, Fall 2001