Letters to Cécile Mendelssohn Bartholdy, kept by her in vol. XXVI
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 40
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Title
Letters to Cécile Mendelssohn Bartholdy, kept by her in vol. XXVI
Shelfmark
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 40
Summary
Letters from members of the Mendelssohn family at Berlin after F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's death, as follows:
(fols. 1, 5-6, 9-21, 24-29, 39-40 and 47-51) Paul, 14 letters, 8 Nov 1847 to the end of the year.
(fols. 3-4 and 35-36) Wilhelm Hensel.
(fols. 2,7, 8, 32-34, 37 and 43) Albertine Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
(fols. 22, 30-31, 45-46) Rebecka Dirichlet, with P.S. from P.G.L. Dirichlet.
(fol. 16) Copy of letter from Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy to von Redern. Berlin, 22 Nov 1847.
(fol. 29v) Pencilled note by Cécile for her will.
(fol. 41) Letter copied for Cécile to sign and send to the Königl. Kurmärk. Pupillen Collegium. Berlin, after 15 Dec 1847; see R. Elvers, 'Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Nachlass', Das Problem Mendelssohn, Regensburg, 1974, pp. 36-37.
1. Clementine Kistner. [Leipzig], 5 Nov 1847.
2. A[uguste] Harkort Aders. [Leipzig], 5 Nov 1847.
3. Emilie Hiezel. [Leipzig], 6 Nov 1847.
4. Adv. H[einrich] Conrad Schleinitz. Leipzig, 6 Nov 1847.
5. [Johann Paul] v[on] Falkenstein. Dresden, 6 Nov 1847.
6. Julie [Schunck. Frankfurt, 7] Nov 1847. See 18,26.
7. Ernestine [Platzmann Preusser. Leipzig], 7 Nov 1847.
8. Joh[ann] Gust[av] Droysen. Kiel, 7 Nov 1847.
9. [G.] Kosche. Ob[er] Lichtenau, 8 Nov 1847.
10. 0Dr. med. E.V. Dietrich. Leipzig, 8 Nov 1847.
11. H[ermann] Härtel. [Leipzig], 8 Nov 1847.
12. Charlotte Schmid. Altenburg, 8 Nov 1847.
13. [John] Vesque [von Püttlingen]. Vienna, 8 Nov 1847.
14. [John] Vesque [von Püttlingen]. Vienna, 9 Nov 1847.
15. Johanna Jeanrenaud. [9 Nov?].
16. Ludwig [von] Mühlenfels. Greifswald, 9 Nov 1847.
17. Joseph Mendelssohn. [Berlin], 9 Nov [18]47.
18. Carl Jeanrenaud. [P.M. Frankfurt], 9 Nov 1847.
19. Marie [?]
20. Bertha Voigt. Leipzig, 10 Nov.
21. A.C.G. Vermeulen. Rotterdam, 10 Nov 1847.
22. Pauline [Hübner]. Dresden, 11 Nov 1847.
23. Ed[uard] and H[elene Souchay]. Frankfurt, 11 Nov [18]47.
24. Fr[iedrich] Schlemmer. Frankfurt, 12 Nov 1847.
25. C[arl] Klingemann. London, 12 Nov 1847.
26. Sophie Hanck. Frankfurt, 12 Nov 1847.
27. E[rnst] Rietschel. Dresden, 13 Nov 1847.
28. S[ara] Bury. Frankfurt, 14 Nov 1847.
29. E[duard] and Lida Bendemann. Dresden, 14 Nov 1847.
30. J[akob] Rosenhain. Paris, 14 Nov 1847.
31. Clothilde Reuss. [Leipzig], 15 Nov 1847.
32. M[aurice] Schlesinger. Vienna, 15 Nov 1847.
33. Gesangverein Caecilia in Lyon, 17 Nov 1847.
34. H[ermann] Härtel. [Leipzig], 18 Nov 1847.
35. B[enjamin] Mendelssohn. Bonn, 19 Nov 1847.
36. Rosa Mendelssohn. Bonn, 20 Nov [18]47.
37. Ed[uard] Magnus. Berlin, 20 Nov [18]47.
38. I[gnaz] Moscheles. Leipzig, 22 Nov 1847.
39. Fanny Thompson. [London], 22 Nov.
40. H. Gartenstein. Leipzig, 23 Nov 1847. See 75.
41. Dr. Gross. Leipzig, 25 Nov 1847.
42. Clara Schumann. Dresden, 27 Nov 1847.
43. H[ermann] Härtel. [Leipzig], 27 Nov 1847.
44. H[ermann] Härtel. [Leipzig], 30 Nov 1847.
45. Julie Kissel. Willow Bank [near Manchester?], 30 Nov 1847.
46. Carl Jeanrenaud. Frankfurt, 1 Dec 1847.
47. Lidy Steche. 2 Dec [18]47.
48. C[harlotte] Birch Pfeiffer. [Leipzig], 3 Dec [18]47.
49. Adv. H[einrich] Conrad Schleinitz. Leipzig, 4 Dec 1847.
50. E[dward] J. Sartoris. Rome, 5 Dec.
51. [Ferdinand] v[on] Woringen. Berlin, 7 Dec 1847.
52. Salvador Morhange. Brussels, 7 Dec 1847.
53. E[dward] Buxton. Baden, 7 Dec 1847.
54. Berdichchek. Berlin, 7 Dec 1847.
55. Lida Bendemann. Dresden, 7 Dec 1847.
56. Johanna [Jeanrenaud. Frankfurt], 8 Dec [1847].
57. Marianne Petitpierre and [her daughter] Julie. Neuchatel, 11 Dec 1847.
58. Sophy Horsley. [Leipzig], 12 Dec [1847].
59. N. Simrock. Bonn, 19 Dec 1847.
60. H[ermann] Härtel. [Leipzig], 22 Dec 1847.
61. J[ulie] Schunck. [Leipzig], 23 Dec 1847.
62. Ferdinand David. Leipzig, 28 Dec 1847.
63. H[ermann] Härtel. [Leipzig], 28 Dec [18]47.
64. Julie Schunck. Dresden, 28 Dec [18]47.
65. L[ouis] Heydemann. Berlin, 31 Dec 1847.
66. Adv. H[einrich] Conrad Schleinitz. Leipzig, 31 Dec 1847.
67. Clothilde Rauss. [Leipzig, before no. 31, i.e. before 15 Nov].
68. Emma [Preusser. Leipzig].
69. Marianne and Alexander Mendessohn.
70. Charlotte [Moscheles, thanking for a lock of F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's hair. Leipzig, soon after 4 Nov].
71. Charlotte [Moscheles], with a rose.
72. Passage from Jean Paul.
73. Verses headed 'Drostesworde am Grabe Ihres theuren Gatten', sent by post, P.M. 11 Nov.
74. Cécile's draft of her letter informing the King [of Saxony?] of F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's death.
75. Cécile's draft of her letter to the University of Leipzig after F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Todtenfeier, [22 Nov; see no. 40].
76. Cécile's draft of her letter to [?] after funeral ceremonies.
77. H[ermann] Härtel's list of songs for op. posth. 86.
78. Lithographed advertisement of funeral monuments.
Date
1847-1848
Language
English
German
Physical extent
78 items
Acquisition
Bequeathed by Helena Deneke, 1973.
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Collection contents
The M. Deneke Mendelssohn Collection
Correspondence of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and others
Letters from and to Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and other correspondence
Letters to Cécile Mendelssohn Bartholdy, kept by her in vol. XXVI
