Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeus, jurist, writer, composer and draughtsman, principal representative of Berlin's literary romance (1776-1822). Eigh. Letter m. U. "Hoffmann". With address and paper-covered seal. 1/3 p. 4to. (Berlin) 18.II.1821. To the Weimar court councillor Stephan Schütze, writer of the Goethe-Kreis, versatile publicist and Almanach-editor (1771-1839), whom Hoffmann promises to deliver a narrative. "To calm you down ... only in the highest eel, buried in files, that I will end the story in question soon and send it to you in April at the latest. They can rely on it ..." - From a later owner the "E. T. A." before the name "Hoffmann" delicately supplemented with pencil. - Included 2 later book pages about Hoffmann. - To the Hoffmann circle see No. 2511 (Julius Reichsgraf Soden).