Joseph Robinson an Louis Spohr in Kassel

Antient Concert Society
Dublin
3 Upper Fitzwilliam-Street,
10^th April 1856.

My dear Sir

I am very sorry indeed that you should have the trouble of waiting a second time about the money I owe for the orchestral parts of Zemira and Azor which you so very kindly got written out for me. I can asure you that my respect in you is too great and my admiration of your genious is of too long a standing its allow one willinly to be the mean of causing you the slightest inconvenience, and I will now tell you the reason why the money hat not sent to Cassell before. When I went to London last june the first thing I did was to call at M^r Rothschild to get an order on your banker M^r Pfeiffer but they told me at Rothschilds that they could not give me any order for money on a bank at Cassell and they could not tell me any place in London where I could(???) get such a thing.
I then thought I would bring the money to Cassell my self as I hoped(?) to have passed through that place in August with M^rs Robinson but unfortunately we were retained(???) so long in Paris that we were unable to go to Germany. I am ashamed to say that this small debt since my return to Ireland had nearly escaped my memory and I must now also tell you that it is only very lately that the Bank in Dublin has commenced issuing bills like the one I now(???) have the pleasure to enclose, which is for £ 3. Pounds and I will thank you to make a present of what even money is over the account to the person who copied the music.
I remain with much respect

Most faithfully yours
Joseph Robinson