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