Copybook, bound in marbled, brown cardboard, 8 pages, not paginated, handwritten,note on the inside cover: "List of deceased people with whom I have been in closer contact in life, or who were dear to my heart." At the age of 15 (1829), Mathilde Schottländer began to keep a notebook in which she recorded the deaths of relatives and close friends. The entries went beyond the mere date, usually briefly describing the circumstances of life and death and adding personal notes. Mathilde Heinersdorff (as she was called after her marriage) kept the booklet until 1890 - one year before her own death. Hans Schwerin, the grandson, later processed the necrology in his genealogical research. He made notes and underlines in blue.
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