| Ref No | WIA GC/1896/11 |
| Title | Doren, Alfred to Warburg, Aby 30/09/1896 |
| Writer | Doren, Alfred, styled 'Alfresco' |
| Place1 | Florence |
| Recipient | Warburg, Aby; address 'beloved twin' |
| Date | 30/09/1896 |
| Format | manuscript |
| Contents | at long last Warburg's letter has arrived; thanks him very much; wants to hear more about Warburg's plans; the previous winter was a sad one, [H.] Ulmann's suicide was tragic; there were some scandals in the German club, duels, Doren does not think it will continue much longer; Litzmanns have arrived in Pensione Laurent; Miss Hastings has made her debut on a small stage; Petris are friendly as always, Mrs. Laurent looks well, Mr. Gigi is fine, Miss Charlotte is fun, coping well with hiding the grief of disappointment; Krahnstövers have not yet arrived; Miss Marcella got married; Mrs. [Jessie] Hillebrand is expected very soon; on his own plans; he has sent off his postdoctoral thesis to Bonn but has not heard anything for weeks; four candidates have submitted their 'Habilitationen' in history in Bonn and have been unsuccessful; Doren, when in Bonn, visited [Max L.] Strack who was very nice to him; asks Warburg to speak up for Doren; Doren wants to stay for one more week in Florence, then go to Siena to work in the archive and then return to Germany; he would like to meet Warburg's parents in Florence, but thinks that he has to return before their arrival; thanks Warburg for having spoken with Doren's father and grandfather [about Doren's marriage plans]; grandmother is difficult, her views are traditional Jewish, but Doren is full of hope that in time she will change her mind; when Warburg will be in Berlin, he has to visit in Landgrafenstrasse 8; the water supply in Florence is still the same, but the Cinciano Mineral Water is drunk by those who want to avoid catching typhoid |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/39 | Ulmann; Hermann (1866-21/04/1896); Dr. | 1866-21/04/1896 |
| DS/UK/50 | Strack; Max Leberecht (09/09/1867-10/11/1914); Prof. Dr. phil. | 09/09/1867-10/11/1914 |
| DS/UK/139 | Doren; Alfred (15/05/1869-28/07/1934); Prof. Dr. | 15/05/1869-28/07/1934 |
| DS/UK/234 | Hillebrand; Jessie, née Taylor, divorced Laussot (27/12/1826-1905) | 27/12/1826-1905 |
| DS/UK/2245 | Warburg; Aby Moritz (13/06/1866-26/10/1929); Professor, Dr. | 13/06/1866-26/10/1929 |