Prague et Vienne, ou je scais que je puis gagner de quoi me defrayer de tout mon voyage, et au dela:  et de revenir a Londres vers le Novembre, vous pouvez compter ladessus, mais surtout sur le plaisir que j’aurai de revoir et d’embrasser un ami tel que vous—­Mardi prochain part d’ici pour Londres un commis de Mr. Parish un des premiers Banquiers d’ici qui vous remetra en mains propres, par un de vos associes, mes trois nouvelles Sonates,—­je suis occupe a metre au net.  Les trois Concertinos qui vous recevrez aussi dans une quinzaine au plus tard, dont j’espere qui vous serez assez content, etant le meilleur ouvrage que j’ai jamais fait in the Selling Way, adieu mon cher Clementi, Les oreilles doivent souvent vous tinter, car je parle constamment de vous a tout le monde, car tout le monde aime qu’on leur parle de leurs connaissances, or vous etes de la connaissance de tout le monde, adieu.

Votre ami,

DUSSEK.

MESSRS LONGMAN, CLEMENTI, & CO., GENTELMEN AND FRIENDS,—­

I beg you would do your possible to send to me the two grand instruments immediately, for the two Gentelmen whom I have persuaded to purchase them after they have heard my own, are very impatient about it, and I am afraid if I do not receive a decided Answer from you about it or the connoisement, wich I may Show them, they will be induced to Buy some of their German Instruments as they are pretty well influenced by the Capel Master of this Town who is a tolerable great As in Music and an illnatured Antianglomane, besides I expect it as the means to make my Journey to Bohemia, therefore I hope you will be so good, and make the greatest Speed you can—­you will see by the above that I intend to be in London about November Next, when I will be very happy to settle with you what may Balance in our account and to continue faithfull to our agreement.

Believe me,

Gentelmen and Friends,

Yours faithfully,

DUSSEK.

You have no Idea how many proposals I have received from London about my Compositions, some of them will make you Laugh.

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AT THE GENERAL QUARTERS OF THE PRUSSIAN ARMY IN SAXONY, the 4th 8ber 1806.

DEAR SIR,—­

I have lately composed three Quartettos for two Violins, Tenor and Violoncello, and confess to you that I think this work above all that I have composed, they are neither in the Stile of Mozart, or Haydn, nor that of Pleyel, they are in the Stile of Dussek and I will hope make some noise in the Musical World—­the Price for the Propriety of them in Britain is 60 guineas, wich I think highly moderate considering the scarcity of good new Quartettos—­I have particularly chosen you Sir for the publication of this work, because I allways found you very reasonable in the few Business I have had the pleasure to make with you, and as my Contract with Clementi & Co. finishes the 4th November this year, I should be very glad to continue with you