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OJ 14/5, [18] - Typewritten and handwritten letter from Moriz Schenker to Heinrich Schenker, dated April 15-16, 1924

{recto}

⇧ ITALO-WIENER CREDITBANK
DIREKTION

⇧ WO

⇧ WIEN I.
SCHOTTENRING 9.
⇧ 15. IV. 1924


Lieber Heinrich! 1

Ich teile Dir mit, dass ich den Konto mit K 4,386.900.– für Zinsen bis 10. ds.M. erkannt habe; demgemäss beträgt Dein Guthaben bei mir K 58,607.600.–

Euch Beiden recht herzliche Grüsse und Küsse


Euer
[signed:] ⇧ Moriz 2


Herrn Professor Dr. Heinrich SCHENKER,
Wien III.
Keilgasse 8.
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⇧ Ich empfing von Dir heute K. 5,000,000.– (fünf Millionen) u. $ 36.– zur Verzinsung. Selbstverständlich verpflichte ich mich Dich aus den Depots in Kronen nach jeder Richtung schadlos zu halten.


[signed:] [?Schenker]
16/4 1924

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2023
{recto}

⇧ ITALO-WIENER CREDITBANK
ADMINISTRATION

⇧ WO

⇧ VIENNA I
SCHOTTENRING 9
⇧ April 15, 1924


Dear Heinrich, 1

This is to let you know that I have realized into your account: 4,386.900.– Kronen in interest up to the 10th of this month; accordingly your assets with me amount to 58,607.600.– Kronen.

To you both, cordial greetings and kisses,


Your
[signed:] ⇧ Moriz 2


Professor Heinrich SCHENKER,
Vienna III
Keilgasse 8
{verso}

⇧ Today I received from you 5,000,000.– (five million) Kronen and $36 in interest payments. Naturally I commit myself to indemnify you in each direction out of the deposits in Kronen.


[signed:] [?Schenker]
April 16, 1924

© Translation Ian Bent, 2023
{recto}

⇧ ITALO-WIENER CREDITBANK
DIREKTION

⇧ WO

⇧ WIEN I.
SCHOTTENRING 9.
⇧ 15. IV. 1924


Lieber Heinrich! 1

Ich teile Dir mit, dass ich den Konto mit K 4,386.900.– für Zinsen bis 10. ds.M. erkannt habe; demgemäss beträgt Dein Guthaben bei mir K 58,607.600.–

Euch Beiden recht herzliche Grüsse und Küsse


Euer
[signed:] ⇧ Moriz 2


Herrn Professor Dr. Heinrich SCHENKER,
Wien III.
Keilgasse 8.
{verso}

⇧ Ich empfing von Dir heute K. 5,000,000.– (fünf Millionen) u. $ 36.– zur Verzinsung. Selbstverständlich verpflichte ich mich Dich aus den Depots in Kronen nach jeder Richtung schadlos zu halten.


[signed:] [?Schenker]
16/4 1924

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2023
{recto}

⇧ ITALO-WIENER CREDITBANK
ADMINISTRATION

⇧ WO

⇧ VIENNA I
SCHOTTENRING 9
⇧ April 15, 1924


Dear Heinrich, 1

This is to let you know that I have realized into your account: 4,386.900.– Kronen in interest up to the 10th of this month; accordingly your assets with me amount to 58,607.600.– Kronen.

To you both, cordial greetings and kisses,


Your
[signed:] ⇧ Moriz 2


Professor Heinrich SCHENKER,
Vienna III
Keilgasse 8
{verso}

⇧ Today I received from you 5,000,000.– (five million) Kronen and $36 in interest payments. Naturally I commit myself to indemnify you in each direction out of the deposits in Kronen.


[signed:] [?Schenker]
April 16, 1924

© Translation Ian Bent, 2023

Footnotes

1 Receipt of this letter is not directly recorded in Heinrich’s diary, but the entry for April 16, 1924 records: “Vormittags zu Mozio, eben wegen der Valuta; stellt mir Schwarz auf Weiß die Zusicherung aus, für den vollen Wert des heutigen Depots aufzukommen; verzinst die Dollar mit 8%; übergebe ihn 5 Millionen Kronen u. 36 Dollar. ” (“In the morning to Mozio, just concerning the currency; gives me his written assurance in black and white that he will guarantee the full value of today's deposit; gives 8% interest on the dollars; I hand him over 5 million Kronen and 36 dollars.”).

2 Above and below Moriz’s signature, Heinrich has written calculations: “5.600 00 [over] 696076 / dazu ⁒ / u. 36 doll.” (“5.600 00 [over] 696076 / plus ⁒ / and 36 dollars”).

Commentary

Format
1p letter (recto-verso): printed sender address, typewritten salutation, message, and valediction, holograph signature, annotations by Heinrich Schenker, recto; holograph message and signature, verso
Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (document date-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-c.1942)--Ratz, Erwin (c.1942-c.1945)--Jonas, Oswald (c.1945-1978)--University of California, Riverside (1978--)
Rights Holder
Heirs of Julia Schenker or Moriz Schenker, respectively, deemed to be in the public domain
License
This document is deemed to be in the public domain. Any claim to intellectual rights on this document should be addressed to the Schenker Correspondence Project, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence [at] mus (dot) cam (dot) ac (dot) uk.

Digital version created: 2024-02-12
Last updated: 2010-03-21