LudwigvonBeethoven-July6，1806
LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827)，oneofhistory"smostfamousandmysteriouscomposersdiedattheageof57withonegreatsecret.Uponhisdeath，aloveletterwasfoundamonghispossessions.ItwaswrittentoanunknownwomanwhoBeethovensimplycalledhisImmortal
Beloved.
TheworldmayneverputafacewiththismysteriouswomanorknowthecircumstancesoftheiraffairandhislettersareallthatisleftofaloveasintenselypassionateasthemusicforwhichBeethovenbecamefamous.CompositionssuchastheMoonlightSonataaswellasBeethoven"smanysymphoniesexpresseloquentlythetragedyofarelationshipneverpubliclyrealized.
July6，1806
Myangel，myall，myveryself–onlyafewwordstodayandatthatwithyourpencil–nottilltomorrowwillmylodgingsbedefinitelydeterminedupon–whatauselesswasteoftime.Whythisdeepsorrowwherenecessityspeaks–canourloveendureexceptthroughsacrifices–exceptthroughnotdemandingeverything–canyouchangeitthatyouarenotwhollymine，Inotwhollythine?
Oh，God!lookoutintothebeautiesofnatureandcomfortyourselfwiththatwhichmustbe–lovedemandseverythingandthatveryjustly–thatitiswithmesofarasyouareconcerned，andyouwithme.IfwewerewhollyunitedyouwouldfeelthepainofitaslittleasI!
Nowaquickchangetothingsinternalfromthingsexternal.Weshallsurelyseeeachother;moreover，IcannotcommunicatetoyoutheobservationsIhavemadeduringthelastfewdaystouchingmyownlife–ifourheartswerealwaysclosetogetherIwouldmakenoneofthekind.Myheartisfullofmanythingstosaytoyou-Ah!–therearemomentswhenIfeelthatspeechisnothingafterall–cheerup–remainmytrue，onlytreasure，myallasIamyours;thegodsmustsendustherestthatwhichshallbebestforus.
Yourfaithful，
Ludwig