Leitmeritz 16 November 1887 To Dr José Rizal Calamba, Province of Laguna de Bay Island of Luzon, Philippines Via Brindisi My very dear Friend, I take pleasure in sending you by today’s mail a picture book for the children of your late sister. May you keep in good...

Leitmeritz 15 November 1887 Dearest Friend, I have before me your letter of 26 September which I had awaited with so much anxiety. Unfortunately the joy of knowing that you are well and enjoying good health has been deeply darkened by the sad news of the death of your...

Leitmeritz 14 November 1887 To Dr José Rizal Calamba, Province of Laguna de Bay Island of Luzón, Philippines Via Brindisi Dearest Friend, Your long silence is painful to us. Are you sick or has some mishap befallen you? I hope not. Please write me. For the New Year we...

Leitmeritz, Austria He asks for a Tagalog grammar and dictionary. * * * Leitmeritz, Austria, 29 October 1887 To Dr José Rizal Calamba, Province of Laguna de Bay Island of Luzón, Philippines Via Brindisi Dearest Friend, With great pleasure I received your interesting...

Kalamba Popularity of Blumentritt’s letters among the family — A gymnasium hall in Kalamba — To diminish the people in the cockpit and the panguingue — German translation of Noli by Blumentritt — Many in Manila afraid of Rizal calling on their house — Did not visit...

Madrid Rizal’s medical diploma – Llorente leaves the publication España en Filipinas – The Filipinos at Madrid have not done anything to secure a permit for the importation into the Philippines of Rizal’s Noli me tangere – Lete has not published a review of it. * * *...

Leitmeritz Joy on receiving a letter of Rizal — Will send Rizal children’s stories and photographs — Rizal is regarded with suspicion in his own country — He knows Captain General Terrero personally and Rizal has nothing to fear for Terrero is a gentleman — A letter...

Manila Trozo, Manila, 18 October 1887 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL DEAR BROTHER, The bearer is Mr. Cenón de Salinas, cousin of Pepay, and carries the book that Tomás brought for you. This gentlemen did not want to accept the cost of the book because he says that he has unsettled...

Manila Trozo, Manila, 26 September 1887 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL Calamba, Laguna DEAR BROTHER, I received your letter and informed of its content, I see that you are very right. I don't know how to describe in this letter the sorrow that I felt when I realized the truth in the...

Manila Binondo, 26 September 1887 MR. JOSE RIZAL DEAR NAMESAKE, Since you left this capital city, only last night I called again on the amiable family of Mrs. Basilia from whom I learned about your sister's death last Thursday. I realize the sorrow that you feel now...