Immortal - Beloved

Because no name or year was written on it, scholars spent over a century analyzing watermarks and travel records to pinpoint 1812 as the year and identify potential candidates. Primary Candidates

Beethoven wrote the letter while staying in the spa town of (modern-day Czech Republic) to recover his health. Immortal Beloved

The letter is famously signed "Forever thine. Forever mine. Forever us." and includes the haunting line, "I can live only wholly with you or not at all". Because no name or year was written on