[Blatt 1r]

LICHNOWSKY [at Beethoven's apartment in suburban Windmühle; presumably Saturday, February 22]: How is it going with the Symphony? // [fragmentary entry:] Another Akademie … will be given … Piece … with chorus added. //

Do you foresee that we can provide a reply concerning Alfred soon? [//] [Blatt 1v] I have an appointment to meet with him. // With Grillparzer. // Concerning Macbeth or Romeo and Juliet. [//]

UNKNOWN: How do you stand with [your] Herr Brother concerning the Mass? [//]

[Blatt 2r]

SCHINDLER: Ehlers is here. // On the contrary, you do him the greatest honor through an invitation, which he [will] certainly perceive as such. //

The letter to Peters cost 28 kr., so I still have 32 kr., from which I shall still buy the phosphorus today. // [Blatt 2v] The postal coach to Leipzig goes early on Friday; therefore, the composition[s] must remain here until next Friday [February 28]. //

He will report the result to you by Wednesday [February 26]. // He will consider it. // I already expressed [this] to him recently, when he told me about it, for the same reason. [//] [Blatt 3r] A certain [Frau] Neumann, he said. // Did he take it with him again? // Has he earned a half million [Gulden] from your works? // 6 days. //

Hasn't Ehlers said how it looks with his Intendant's [manager’s] position? // I believe that he is having her educated here.1//

There is a revolt among the public again. It [presumably the newspaper] says that the North Americans will become involved [Blatt 3v] in a war with England. For that reason, coffee and sugar have become significantly more expensive since yesterday. Again, nothing but mercantile speculation. // <The credit of the State rests upon decaying columns, almost like Spain.> // The mixture of various nations assures that Austria will enjoy peace for a long time. If this one [Austria] were to unite its borders [Blatt 4r], however, or even remain as individual [territories], it would never have anything to fear. // Emperor Joseph himself might have intended this, perhaps, but not until the 30th year of his reign.