Note 133 — Chapter XXII
Henry Edward Krehbiel translation
Under date April 22, 1802, Beethoven writes to Breitkopf and Härtel: “I reserve the privilege of soon writing to you highborn gentlemen myself—many business matters, and also many vexations—render me utterly useless for some things for a time—meanwhile you may trust implicitly in my brother—who, in fact, manages all my affairs.”