## Title: Carl Maria von Weber an George Thomson in Edinburgh. Dresden, Donnerstag, 30. Juni 1825
## Author: Weber, Carl Maria von
## Version: 4.9.1
## Origin: https://weber-gesamtausgabe.de/A042465
## License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sir!

It is a pity I should be It is a pity I should be forced to begin our correspondance with excuses, but I depend upon your indulgence on[…] on a poor man of a weak health and overloden with all sorts of bussiness of a weak health and overloden with all sorts of bussiness.

I am most obliged to you, for all the kind things you are pleased to honor me with, and feel myself much flattered that by your invitation invitation to add my essaysmy add my essays to the works of thethe great Father Haydn. accept thenthen, herejoined the ten scottish airs, which I which I wish that they may in some degree corresponde with your expectations, if expectations, if you will notnot will not measure them at the standard ofat the standard of my great antecessor.

I have not profitted of your permission to change some notes in the melodies, because every little declination from their original […] beeing, would have denaturated them. With respect to your wishes concerning three ouvertures for the Pianoforte, I beg, you you would be pleased be pleased to explain your Ideas a little more decidedly decidedly, and also to fix the compliment compliment yourself. I will then see, if I find time enough besides my more voluminous works more voluminous works to satisfy you.

I am with esteam and regard
Sir your most obedient
Servant
Charles Maria von WeberCMvW:
Dresden June 30t 1825.

Mr. George Thomson. Esqre. Trustee's Office. — Edinburgh.