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JDWpianist: /* Minutes of the Privy State Council */

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Minutes of the Privy State Council

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	* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 3021 (Minutes of the Privy State Council, 1789)\|Kurköln II, Nr. 3021 (1789)]]		* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 3021 (Minutes of the Privy State Council, 1789)\|Kurköln II, Nr. 3021 (1789)]]
	* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 3022 (Minutes of the Privy State Council, 1790)\|Kurköln II, Nr. 3022 (1790)]]		* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 3022 (Minutes of the Privy State Council, 1790)\|Kurköln II, Nr. 3022 (1790)]]
			* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 3025 (Minutes of the Privy State Council, 1793)\|Kurköln II, Nr. 3025 (1793)]]
	* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 3033 (Minutes of the Privy State Council, 1800)\|Kurköln II, Nr. 3033 (1800)]]		* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 3033 (Minutes of the Privy State Council, 1800)\|Kurköln II, Nr. 3033 (1800)]]

JDWpianist: /* Kurköln II, Nr. 471 (1780–1794) */

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Kurköln II, Nr. 471 (1780–1794)

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	* fols. 34–43 (6 October to 15 November 1788): dispute over engagement of several Bonn court musicians in Frankfurt		* fols. 34–43 (6 October to 15 November 1788): dispute over engagement of several Bonn court musicians in Frankfurt
	* fols. 44–45 (2 October 1789): employment decree for Joseph Lux		* fols. 44–45 (2 October 1789): employment decree for Joseph Lux
	* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 471, fols. 51–55 (~~Custody~~ of Rovantini ~~children~~, ~~1789~~)\|fols. 51–55]] (8 November 1793): custody of the late Franz Rovantini's children transferred from the Beethovens to Ernst Haveck		* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 471, fols. 51–55 (Orphaned children of Rovantini, 1793)\|fols. 51–55]] (8 November 1793): custody of the late Franz Rovantini's children transferred from the Beethovens to Ernst Haveck

	== Inventories and Lists ==		== Inventories and Lists ==

172.18.0.3: /* Kurköln II, Nr. 471 (1780–1794) */

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Kurköln II, Nr. 471 (1780–1794)

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	* fols. 34–43 (6 October to 15 November 1788): dispute over engagement of several Bonn court musicians in Frankfurt		* fols. 34–43 (6 October to 15 November 1788): dispute over engagement of several Bonn court musicians in Frankfurt
	* fols. 44–45 (2 October 1789): employment decree for Joseph Lux		* fols. 44–45 (2 October 1789): employment decree for Joseph Lux
	* fols. 51–55 (8 November 1793): custody of the late Franz Rovantini's children transferred from the Beethovens to Ernst Haveck		* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 471, fols. 51–55 (Custody of Rovantini children, 1789)\|fols. 51–55]] (8 November 1793): custody of the late Franz Rovantini's children transferred from the Beethovens to Ernst Haveck

	== Inventories and Lists ==		== Inventories and Lists ==

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	The Beethoven-related files in the court archives were surveyed by Hermann Deiters for the first volume of Alexander Wheelock Thayer's monumental biography, ''Ludwig van Beethovens Leben'', whose first edition appeared in 1866. Deiters cast his net wide and swept up an impressive array of materials pertaining both to the Beethoven family and some of their colleagues. His transcriptions, typically unabridged, were a model of accuracy for their time. They are in fact so good and so seemingly comprehensive that no later Beethoven biographer has felt the need to consult the original sources. This has one unfortunate consequence: after the archive's multiple reorganizations and one change of location (from Düsseldorf to Duisburg in 2014), even most Beethoven scholars would be hard-pressed to locate the modern shelf-mark of any document quoted by Thayer, making it difficult to retrace his footsteps to search for something Deiters might have missed or to seek broader context.		The Beethoven-related files in the court archives were surveyed by Hermann Deiters for the first volume of Alexander Wheelock Thayer's monumental biography, ''Ludwig van Beethovens Leben'', whose first edition appeared in 1866. Deiters cast his net wide and swept up an impressive array of materials pertaining both to the Beethoven family and some of their colleagues. His transcriptions, typically unabridged, were a model of accuracy for their time. They are in fact so good and so seemingly comprehensive that no later Beethoven biographer has felt the need to consult the original sources. This has one unfortunate consequence: after the archive's multiple reorganizations and one change of location (from Düsseldorf to Duisburg in 2014), even most Beethoven scholars would be hard-pressed to locate the modern shelf-mark of any document quoted by Thayer, making it difficult to retrace his footsteps to search for something Deiters might have missed or to seek broader context.

	Around a century later, Max Braubach systematically reviewed the files on court musicians alongside Bonn parish records, resulting in a lexicon article which includes basic biographical information on all known musicians who worked at court under the last four electors, one that still provides a useful reference work even though he does not cite individual sources.<ref>Max Braubach, "Die Mitglieder der Hofmusik unter den letzten vier Kurfürsten von Köln," in Siegfried Kross and Hans Schmidt (eds.), ''Colloquium Amicorum. Joseph Schmidt-Görg zum 70. Geburtstag'' (Bonn: Beethoven-Haus, 1967), 26–63.</ref> More recently, over the course of the two research projects "[https://musikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/forschung/projekte/abgeschlossene-projekte/the-music-library-of-elector-maximilian-franz/ The Music Library of Elector Maximilian Franz]," the ~~research~~ team consulted the music- and musician-related files, with a special focus on opera and sacred music between 1784 and 1794. A brief overview of the Kurköln files is presented as an appendix to Volume 2 of the series "Musik am Bonner kurfürstlichen Hof."		Around a century later, Max Braubach systematically reviewed the files on court musicians alongside Bonn parish records, resulting in a lexicon article which includes basic biographical information on all known musicians who worked at court under the last four electors, one that still provides a useful reference work even though he does not cite individual sources.<ref>Max Braubach, "Die Mitglieder der Hofmusik unter den letzten vier Kurfürsten von Köln," in Siegfried Kross and Hans Schmidt (eds.), ''Colloquium Amicorum. Joseph Schmidt-Görg zum 70. Geburtstag'' (Bonn: Beethoven-Haus, 1967), 26–63.</ref> More recently, over the course of the two research projects "[https://musikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/forschung/projekte/abgeschlossene-projekte/the-music-library-of-elector-maximilian-franz/ The Music Library of Elector Maximilian Franz]," the team consulted the music- and musician-related files, with a special focus on opera and sacred music between 1784 and 1794. A brief overview of the Kurköln files is presented as an appendix to Volume 2 of the series "Musik am Bonner kurfürstlichen Hof."

	The Bonn court administrative files here represent a curated collection of not only those documents that mention Beethoven's family, but also ones that illustrate the immediate context in which four generations of them worked. In so doing, they offer an overview of the entire court musical establishment since the late seventeenth century. Each document's contents are given a summary, and a large number are presented in a new or revised transcription and a new English translation. The transcriptions, as with all other primary texts on this website, are diplomatic, preserving the orthography, line breaks, differences in Kurrent or Latin script, cancellations, emendations, and layout of the original pages; they also attempt to convey the structure of multi-document sequences, since this frequently affects their interpretation. In 2022, the Landesarchiv placed digital scans of the entire sub-collection "Kurköln II" freely available online. In the transcriptions, the folio designations in square brackets function as hyperlinks to the relevant scans. The account books, located in Kurköln IV, have not been digitized, but their presentation here has been optimized for easy reference.		The Bonn court administrative files here represent a curated collection of not only those documents that mention Beethoven's family, but also ones that illustrate the immediate context in which four generations of them worked. In so doing, they offer an overview of the entire court musical establishment since the late seventeenth century. Each document's contents are given a summary, and a large number are presented in a new or revised transcription and a new English translation. The transcriptions, as with all other primary texts on this website, are diplomatic, preserving the orthography, line breaks, differences in Kurrent or Latin script, cancellations, emendations, and layout of the original pages; they also attempt to convey the structure of multi-document sequences, since this frequently affects their interpretation. In 2022, the Landesarchiv placed digital scans of the entire sub-collection "Kurköln II" freely available online. In the transcriptions, the folio designations in square brackets function as hyperlinks to the relevant scans. The account books, located in Kurköln IV, have not been digitized, but their presentation here has been optimized for easy reference.

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JDWpianist: /* Kurköln II, Nr. 483 (Woodwind and Brass Players) */

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Kurköln II, Nr. 483 (Woodwind and Brass Players)

JDWpianist: /* Collected Petitions and Decrees */

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Collected Petitions and Decrees

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JDWpianist: /* Kurköln II, Nr. 483 (Woodwind and Brass Players) */

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Kurköln II, Nr. 483 (Woodwind and Brass Players)

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	=== Kurköln II, Nr. 483 (Woodwind and Brass Players) ===		=== Kurköln II, Nr. 483 (Woodwind and Brass Players) ===
			2/3 - Petition on behalf of Trumpeter Franz Hoffstetter for employment, undated, refers in main text to Salm-Reifferscheid and is listed by Braubach as dating from 29 November 1784. Watermark D&C Blauw (small caps) : Garden of Holland
			4 - Specification regarding 6 Trumpeters and one Timpanist dated 1689, including Sebastian Poll (!) with a salary of 400 R (reduced to 350). Watermark CM flanking a serpent over a post-horn
			5, 6 - Petition regarding Trumpeter Philipp Gstettner from 12 March 1690, employed with a salary of 350 fl. Watermark Coat of Arms / CM and CM flanking a serpent over a post-horn
			7/8 - Petition regarding Trumpeter Johann (illegible) from 20 May 1690. Watermark difficult to ascertain due to water damage
			9 - Petition regarding Trumpeter (name unclear) from 1 July 1690. No watermark
			10/13, 11/12 - Decree from Schloss Berg dated 12 April 1691, according to Braubach this regards court trumpeters (Joseph Clemens was holed up there from 1689–1691). Watermark Coat of Arms / CM (no countermark) and CM flanking a serpent over a post-horn (no countermark)
			14/15 - Decree regarding Trumpeter Johann Hagengassner from 12 August 1691. Watermark Coat of Arms / CM (no countermark)
			16/21, 17/20, 18/19 - Petition and Decree regarding Trumpeter Georg Hagengassner from 2 December 1692 in Freising (!). Watermark same as previous
			22/23 - Barely legible decree from 9 August 1697 (2?). Watermark FW : Arms of Amsterdam. (This might be the decree Braubach mentions employing Wasitzsky as trumpeter)
			24/27, 25/26 - Decrees regarding Trumpeters Johann Herkel and Johann Kren from 13 November 1698 (now in Bonn). Watermark CM : Foolscap over Baselstab
			28/29 - Decree regarding Trumpeter Michael Kren from 19 November 1698. Watermark BDM (?) : Shield
			30 - Petition on behalf of Trumpeter Michael Kren from 29 December 1698. Watermark Posthorn in shield / DS
			31 - Decree regarding Trumpeter Johann Herkel from 29 December 1698. No watermark element
			32/43, 33/34, 35/36, 37, 38/39, 40, 41/42 - Series of decrees regarding Trumpeters Franz Wastisky (sic), Michael Kren, “Sebastian Poll od. Boll,” and Veit Hochenberger from 29 December 1698, including constant mentions of some mysterious “gastis secretis” (Braubach mentions a document from this date associated with the move from a Leibgarde to court). Watermark AD : Foolscap over Baselstab
			44 - Decree regarding Trumpeter Veit Hochenberger from 29 December 1698. Watermark Lions flanking crowned shield
			45 - Decree regarding unidentifiable Trumpeter (Brun?), 20 December 1698. Watermark Arms of Amsterdam
			46 - Decree regarding the hiring of three oboists (Flammand, Fabry, and Biarelle) from 13 October 1700. Watermark AH
			47/48 - Decree regarding hiring of Oboist Philipp Wilhelm Purfürst from 19 November 1700 with salary of 150 Fl. Watermark Foolscap over Baselstab, no countermark
			49 - Petition by unnamed parties regarding oboists and instrumentalists from 13 March 1712. Watermark difficult to decipher
			50/55, 51/52, 53/54 - Decree regarding Trumpeter Franz Wastizky from 23 June 1729. Watermark PI : Arms of Amsterdam
			51/52 regards Violinist Johann Philipp Haveck from 29 June 1729. Watermark Crown / Grapes (?)
			53/54 regards Violinist Josephus Gonsez Dubois. Watermark Arms of Amsterdam
			56/57 - Decree regarding Trumpeter Johann Adam Beyer from 13 January 1730. Watermark PI (?) : Arms of Amsterdam
			58/59 - Decree regarding Trumpeter Stephan Gütich from 4 November 1734, hired for 192 Rt. Watermark PS : Lion with scepter on pedestal with letters “VRYHEYT” inside crowned double circle with “PRO PATRIA EIUSQUE LIBERTATE”
			60/61 - Overview and evaluations dated 28 October 1735 of all Hoftrompter and Gardetrompeter working for the court. Watermark PS : Lion with scepter on pedestal with letters
			62/65, 63/64 - Petition and decree on behalf of Oboist Franz Salefeld dated 1 June 1736, hired with no salary specified. Watermark 1) IVP : Arms of Amsterdam and 2) crown / GR : Garden of Holland
			66/67 - Decree regarding Basoonist Hygini Christophori Stolte dated 14 March 1737, is brought over from Leibgarde to Hofmusik. Watermark LIK : Arms of Amsterdam
			68/70, 69 - Petition and decree regarding Trumpeter Johann Heinrich Baumgarten dated 14 March 1737, hired with no salary specified. Watermark LIK : Arms of Amsterdam
			71/73, 72 - Petition and decree regarding Trumpeter Johann Knechtel dated 3 April 1739, hired with no salary specified. Watermark Arms of Amsterdam (small) : KIS
			74/75 - Petition by Gerhard Cadusch of Brühl (who seems to have been Kurkürstlicher Baumeister) dated 25 January 1743. Watermark Lion with scepter on pedestal with letters “VRYHEYT” inside crowned double circle with “PRO PATRIA EIUSQUE LIBERTATE” : PS
			76/77 - Petition by Trumpeter Stephan Gütig dated 12 June 1744, who wishes to marry Lucia Geismar, who (unbeknownst to him?) already had a son. Watermark V / SA (reversed) in circle : Garden of Holland
			78/80, 79 - Decree regarding Trumpeter Philipp Döpser (Töpser) dated 2 July 1744, hired with no salary specified. Watermark HSI : Arms of Amsterdam
			81/82 - Petition on behalf of Trumpeter Johann Ries from 20 May 1747, hired with salary of 192 Rt. (pending release from apprenticeship?). Watermark KIS : Arms of Amsterdam
			83/84 - Petition on behalf of Trumpeter Johann Ries from 7 May 1748, released from apprenticeship. Watermark HR : Posthorn in Shield
			85/87, 86 - Petition on behalf of Trumpeters Felix Peissner and Christian Pummerl dated March 1754, both hired with a salary of 192 Rt. Watermark IH : Arms of Amsterdam
			88/99, 89/96, 90/95, 91/94, 92/93, 97/98 - Series of petitions regarding Trumpeter Johann Ries from 5 March 1754, is given extra responsibilities as Violinist and a raise to 300 Fl. Watermark 1) Baselstab in Wreath : Crown / Pedestal with letters, 2) IH : Arms of Amsterdam 3) Baselstab in elaborate wreath : Cross / M, 4) C&I Honig (small caps) : Garden of Holland, 5) Baselstab in elaborate wreath, 6) Watermark IVierevant (small caps) : Lion with scepter on pedestal with letters “VRYHEYT” inside crowned double circle with “PRO PATRIA EIUSQUE LIBERTATE”
			100/102, 101 - Petition on behalf of Trumpeters Felix Beissner (Peissner) and Christian Pummerl dated 28 March 1761, both released from duty after 7 years of faithful service. Watermark GSB : Arms of Amsterdam
			103/106, 104/105 - Petition and decree regarding Waldhornist Joseph Riedel dated 2 July 1761, hired with a salary of 120 Rt. Watermark 1) C&I Honig (small caps) : Garden of Holland, 2) Crown / GR : Garden of Holland / ITM
			107/112, 108/111, 109/110 - Petition and Decree regarding Oboist Matthias Meuser dated 12 December 1764 (including signed recommendation from 1 December by Ludwig van Beethoven the Elder), hired as Accessist. Watermark 1) Garden of Holland / ITM : Crown / GR, 2) DK : Arms of Amsterdam, C&I Honig (small caps) : Garden of Holland
			113/122, 114/117, 115/116, 118/121, 119/120 - Series of decrees regarding Waldhornist Godfried Menzel dated 16 January 1768, requests and receives his father’s old position. Watermark 1) Garden of Holland with HD and ProPatria : Crown / GR, 2) same as 1, 3) Garden of Holland : Crown / GR, 4) Garden of Holland / Hn Van Lyl (small caps) : Crown / GR, 5) same as 3
			123/128, 124/127, 125/126 - Petition and decree on behalf of Bassoonist Theodor Zillicken (Zilleken) dated 14 December 1769, hired as Accessist after having sung several years in choir. Watermark 1) HG : Arms of Amsterdam, 2) IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam, 3) C&I Honig (small caps) : Garden of Holland
			129/130 - Petition on behalf of Trumpeter (Johann Heinrich??) Baumgarten dated 8 May 1770. Watermark MFAEC : Elaborate Crowned Shield with Dragons flanking a Coat of Arms
			131/132 - Petition on behalf of Bassoonist Theodor Zillicken (Zilleken) dated 26 June 1772, admitted to Hofmusik. Watermark IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam
			133/140, 134/139, 135/138, 136/137 - Series of petitions and decrees regarding Trumpeter Christian Peissner dated 14 March 1775, hired with no salary specified. Watermark 1) IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam, 2) same as 1, 3) GOTT / DIE EHR : Garden of Holland (PRO PATRIA mirrored), 4) same as 3
			141/148, 142/147, 143/146, 144/145 - Series of petitions and decree (including a recommendation by Luchesi) regarding Waldhornists Nicholaus Simrock and Andreas Bamberger dated 23 May 1775, both hired with salary of 300 fl. Watermark 1) IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam, 2) same as 1, 3) D&C Blauw (small caps) : Posthorn in shield / D&C Blauw (small caps), 4) Posthorn in shield (large) : Fleur-de-lis
			149/154, 150/153, 151/152 - Series of petitions and decree regarding Flutist Johann Sebastian Pfau dated 18 September 1780, hired with salary of 200 Fl (?, must check convoluted math again). Watermark 1) Arms of Amsterdam : IAVA, 2) same as 1, 3) HR : Posthorn in Shield / C&I Honig (small caps)
			155/160, 156/159, 157/158 - Series of petitions regarding Waldhornists Nikolaus Simrock and Andreas Bamberger dated 2 June 1781, both given a raise (how much?). Watermark 1) IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam, 2) same as 1 (reverse), 3) D&C Blauw (small caps) : Posthorn in shield / D&C Blauw (small caps)
			161/168, 162/167, 163/166, 164/165 - Series of petitions and decree regarding Bassoonist Johann Kicheler (Küchler) dated 15 June 1781, granted a salary of 300 Fl. Johann Anton Meuris also mentioned (seems to be retiring). Watermark 1) Arms of Amsterdam : IAVA, 2) Same as 1 (reverse), 3) same as 1, 4) same as 1
			169/174, 170/173, 171/172 - Petition and decree regarding Trumpeter Philipp Goepfert dated 14 March 1783, hired with unspecified salary. Watermark 1) IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam, 2) same as 1, 3) D&C Blauw (small caps) : Garden of Holland / B
			(TEIL 2)
			175/176 - Petition by Trumpeter Philipp Goepfert dated 6 May 1784, requesting salary of deceased Contrabassist Poletnich, denied. Watermark IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam
			177/179, 178 - Petition by Waldhornist Nikolaus Simrock dated 1 July 1784, granted 40 Rt. (100 fl.) raise to deliver music for the court. Watermark 1) JHonig / & / Zoonen (small caps) : Garden of Holland, 2) IAVA
			180/181 - Petition by Bassoonist Johann Küchler dated 6 July 1784 to instate his son Friedrich with a salary of 300 fl. Watermark IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam
			182/183 - Decree regarding Trumpeter Franz Hofstetter dated 29 September 1784, hired with unspecified salary. Watermark RVS : Fleur-de-lis in crowned shield
			184/185 -Decree regarding Waldhornist Nikolaus Simrock dated 26 December 1784, specifying earlier agreement from July. Watermark IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam
			186/189, 187/188 - Petition and decree regarding Oboists Joseph Bachmeyer (Pachmayer) and Georg Liebisch dated 14 January 1785, both hired with a salary of 200 fl. Watermark 1) VS : Fleur-de-lis in crowned shield, 2) D&C Blauw (small caps) : Garden of Holland / B
			190/191 - Petition regarding Christian Beissner (Peissner) dated 9 August 1785, is released after 10 years of faithful service. Watermark Crown / GR flanked by laurels in a circle : Garden of Holland
			192/196, 193, 194/195 - Petition and decree regarding Bassoonist Friedrich Küchler dated 20 January 1786, released after 1.5 years of faithful service. Watermark Knight on pedestal with H Limburg (small caps) : Crown / GR
			197/201, 198, 199, 200 - Petition and decree regarding Trumpeter Michael Baltus dated 10 March 1786, hired. Watermark Knight on pedestal with H Limburg (small caps) : Crown / GR
			202/203 - Decree regarding Trumpeter Michael Baltus dated 19 April 1786, granted salary of 240 fl. Watermark Knight on pedestal with H Limburg (small caps) : Crown / GR
			204/207, 205/206 - Clarification dated 23 January 1787 of Simrock’s role in assigning and paying music copyists. Watermark Crown / GR flanked by laurels in a circle : Garden of Holland (both bifolia)
			208/209 - Decree regarding Oboist Georg Liebisch dated 13 April 1787, Bestätigung (?). Watermark IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam
			210/213, 211/212 - Petition regarding Oboist Georg Bachmeyer (Pachmeyer) dated 23 May 1787, granted a raise of 200 fl. for 5 more years. Watermark 1) D&C Blauw (small caps) : Posthorn in shield / D&C Blauw (small caps), 2) D&C Blauw (small caps) : Garden of Holland
			214/219, 215/218, 215/216 - Petition regarding Bassoonist Johann Küchler dated 5 March 1788, released from service with a pension. Watermark IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam (all)

	=== Kurköln II, Nr. 484 (Timpanists and Timpani Carriers) ===		=== Kurköln II, Nr. 484 (Timpanists and Timpani Carriers) ===

JDWpianist: /* Kurköln II, Nr. 472 (Music Directors) */

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Kurköln II, Nr. 472 (Music Directors)

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	1718–1784		1718–1784
			*fol. 5 (26 August 1738): employment decree for Joseph Clemens Dall'Abaco

	=== Kurköln II, Nr. 473 (Konzertmeister) ===		=== Kurköln II, Nr. 473 (Konzertmeister) ===

JDWpianist: /* Kurköln II, Nr. 474 (Kapellmeister) */

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Kurköln II, Nr. 474 (Kapellmeister)

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	* fols. 5–6 (21–29 November 1745): employment decree for Francisco Zoppi		* fols. 5–6 (21–29 November 1745): employment decree for Francisco Zoppi
	* fol. 7 (3 April 1752): Zoppi resigns		* fol. 7 (3 April 1752): Zoppi resigns
			* fol. 8 (24 June 1753): employment decree for Joseph Zudoli
			* fols. 9–11 (6 May 1774): employment decree for Andrea Luchesi

	=== Kurköln II, Nr. 475 (Music Librarians and Copyists) ===		=== Kurköln II, Nr. 475 (Music Librarians and Copyists) ===

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	* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 3021 (Minutes of the Privy State Council, 1789)\|Kurköln II, Nr. 3021 (1789)]]		* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 3021 (Minutes of the Privy State Council, 1789)\|Kurköln II, Nr. 3021 (1789)]]
	* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 3022 (Minutes of the Privy State Council, 1790)\|Kurköln II, Nr. 3022 (1790)]]		* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 3022 (Minutes of the Privy State Council, 1790)\|Kurköln II, Nr. 3022 (1790)]]
			* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 3025 (Minutes of the Privy State Council, 1793)\|Kurköln II, Nr. 3025 (1793)]]
	* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 3033 (Minutes of the Privy State Council, 1800)\|Kurköln II, Nr. 3033 (1800)]]		* [[D-DGla, KK II Nr. 3033 (Minutes of the Privy State Council, 1800)\|Kurköln II, Nr. 3033 (1800)]]

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	* fols. 155/160, 156/159, 157/158: Series of petitions regarding Waldhornists Nikolaus Simrock and Andreas Bamberger dated 2 June 1781, both given a raise (how much?)		* fols. 155/160, 156/159, 157/158: Series of petitions regarding Waldhornists Nikolaus Simrock and Andreas Bamberger dated 2 June 1781, both given a raise (how much?)
	* fols. 161/168, 162/167, 163/166, 164/165: Series of petitions and decree regarding Bassoonist Johann Kicheler (Küchler) dated 15 June 1781, granted a salary of 300 Fl. Johann Anton Meuris also mentioned (seems to be retiring)		* fols. 161/168, 162/167, 163/166, 164/165: Series of petitions and decree regarding Bassoonist Johann Kicheler (Küchler) dated 15 June 1781, granted a salary of 300 Fl. Johann Anton Meuris also mentioned (seems to be retiring)
	* fols. 169/174, 170/173, 171/172:		* fols. 169/174, 170/173, 171/172: Petition and decree regarding Trumpeter Philipp Goepfert dated 14 March 1783, hired with unspecified salary
	* fols. 175/176: Petition by Trumpeter Philipp Goepfert dated 6 May 1784, requesting salary of deceased Contrabassist Poletnich, denied		* fols. 175/176: Petition by Trumpeter Philipp Goepfert dated 6 May 1784, requesting salary of deceased Contrabassist Poletnich, denied
	* fols. 177/179, 178: Petition by Waldhornist Nikolaus Simrock dated 1 July 1784, granted 40 Rt. (100 fl.) raise to deliver music for the court. ~~Watermark 1) JHonig / & / Zoonen (small caps) : Garden of Holland, 2) IAVA~~		* fols. 177/179, 178: Petition by Waldhornist Nikolaus Simrock dated 1 July 1784, granted 40 Rt. (100 fl.) raise to deliver music for the court
	180/181 - Petition by Bassoonist Johann Küchler dated 6 July 1784 to instate his son Friedrich with a salary of 300 fl. ~~Watermark IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam~~		* fols. 180/181: Petition by Bassoonist Johann Küchler dated 6 July 1784 to instate his son Friedrich with a salary of 300 fl
	182/183 - Decree regarding Trumpeter Franz Hofstetter dated 29 September 1784, hired with unspecified salary. ~~Watermark RVS : Fleur-de-lis in crowned shield~~		* fols. 182/183: Decree regarding Trumpeter Franz Hofstetter dated 29 September 1784, hired with unspecified salary
	184/185 -Decree regarding Waldhornist Nikolaus Simrock dated 26 December 1784, specifying earlier agreement from July. ~~Watermark IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam~~		* fols. 184/185: Decree regarding Waldhornist Nikolaus Simrock dated 26 December 1784, specifying earlier agreement from July
	186/189, 187/188 - Petition and decree regarding Oboists Joseph Bachmeyer (Pachmayer) and Georg Liebisch dated 14 January 1785, both hired with a salary of 200 fl. ~~Watermark 1) VS : Fleur-de-lis in crowned shield, 2) D&C Blauw (small caps) : Garden of Holland / B~~		* fols. 186/189, 187/188: Petition and decree regarding Oboists Joseph Bachmeyer (Pachmayer) and Georg Liebisch dated 14 January 1785, both hired with a salary of 200 fl.
	190/191 - Petition regarding Christian Beissner (Peissner) dated 9 August 1785, is released after 10 years of faithful service. Watermark Crown / GR flanked by laurels in a circle : Garden of Holland		* fols. 190/191: Petition regarding Christian Beissner (Peissner) dated 9 August 1785, is released after 10 years of faithful service.
	192/196, 193, 194/195 - Petition and decree regarding Bassoonist Friedrich Küchler dated 20 January 1786, released after 1.5 years of faithful service. ~~Watermark Knight on pedestal with H Limburg (small caps) : Crown / GR~~		* fols. 192/196, 193, 194/195: Petition and decree regarding Bassoonist Friedrich Küchler dated 20 January 1786, released after 1.5 years of faithful service.
	197/201, 198, 199, 200 - Petition and decree regarding Trumpeter Michael Baltus dated 10 March 1786, hired. ~~Watermark Knight on pedestal with H Limburg (small caps) : Crown / GR~~		* fols. 197/201, 198, 199, 200: Petition and decree regarding Trumpeter Michael Baltus dated 10 March 1786, hired.
	202/203 - Decree regarding Trumpeter Michael Baltus dated 19 April 1786, granted salary of 240 fl. ~~Watermark Knight on pedestal with H Limburg (small caps) : Crown / GR~~		* fols. 202/203: Decree regarding Trumpeter Michael Baltus dated 19 April 1786, granted salary of 240 fl.
	204/207, 205/206 - Clarification dated 23 January 1787 of Simrock’s role in assigning and paying music copyists. Watermark Crown / GR flanked by laurels in a circle : Garden of Holland (both bifolia)		* fols. 204/207, 205/206: Clarification dated 23 January 1787 of Simrock’s role in assigning and paying music copyists.
	208/209 - Decree regarding Oboist Georg Liebisch dated 13 April 1787, Bestätigung (?). Watermark IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam		* fols. 208/209: Decree regarding Oboist Georg Liebisch dated 13 April 1787, Bestätigung (?)
	210/213, 211/212 - Petition regarding Oboist Georg Bachmeyer (Pachmeyer) dated 23 May 1787, granted a raise of 200 fl. for 5 more years. ~~Watermark 1) D&C Blauw (small caps) : Posthorn in shield / D&C Blauw (small caps), 2) D&C Blauw (small caps) : Garden of Holland~~		* fols. 210/213, 211/212: Petition regarding Oboist Georg Bachmeyer (Pachmeyer) dated 23 May 1787, granted a raise of 200 fl. for 5 more years
	214/219, 215/218, 215/216 - Petition regarding Bassoonist Johann Küchler dated 5 March 1788, released from service with a pension. Watermark IAVA : Arms of Amsterdam (all)		* fols. 214/219, 215/218, 215/216: Petition regarding Bassoonist Johann Küchler dated 5 March 1788, released from service with a pension.

	=== Kurköln II, Nr. 484 (Timpanists and Timpani Carriers) ===		=== Kurköln II, Nr. 484 (Timpanists and Timpani Carriers) ===