| Ref No | WIA GC/26811 |
| Title | Hertz, Mary to Warburg, Aby 31/07/1897 |
| Writer | Hertz, Mary |
| Place1 | Hamburg |
| Recipient | Warburg, Aby |
| Date | 31/07/1897 |
| DateNote | FC, 'Mary Hertz' |
| Format | manuscript |
| Contents | she has to write a second letter of the day; wonders whether they will be able to send daily letters throughout the whole time of their engagement; is astonished that Warburg started having Italian classes; Mary will practice Italian with Ada [Booth?]; she does not want to have private lessons with a teacher, it is too boring for the teacher and Mr. Farulli does not seem to be in Hamburg; she has a letter from Paul [Warburg], Nina, from Olli [Olga Warburg] in Heidelberg; she has planned a meeting with Warburg's mother in Fontenay in the next few days; Mary has made a draft for the plaquette; should she send it to him or carry on working on it?; it will be a half-length portrait showing a very cheerful and satisfied elephant, with two little cupids holding a large laurel wreath above its head; the elephant holds in its trunk two hearts, tied together, labelled 'A' and 'M'; an inscription can be added at the bottom, in the top corner she could add ornaments, little crabs; the inscription could read: 'By two grateful people, July 1897'; the funeral went well, the cemetery is a very beautiful place and the Hertz family grave is in a lovely spot, tucked away behind fir trees; Mary will not travel to Campe on 01/08/1897, as the widow, aunt Marie [Maria Elisabeth Hertz], will stay in Hamburg for a few days |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/312 | Hertz; Maria Elisabeth, née Kiene (1858-1938) | 1858-1938 |
| DS/UK/664 | Kohn-Speyer; Olga Charlotte, née Warburg (04/11/1873-07/08/1904) | 04/11/1873-07/08/1904 |
| DS/UK/686 | Warburg; Nina Jenny, née Loeb (19/05/1870-21/01/1945) | 19/05/1870-21/01/1945 |
| DS/UK/685 | Warburg; Paul Moritz (10/08/1868-24/01/1932) | 10/08/1868-24/01/1932 |
| DS/UK/955 | Warburg; Mary, née Hertz (13/10/1866-04/12/1934) | 13/10/1866-04/12/1934 |
| DS/UK/1024 | Seitz; Ada, née Booth (25/03/1874-21/12/1947) | 25/03/1874-21/12/1947 |