This volume contains the notes on the letters to Annette von Droste-Hülshoff from 1809 to 1840. They provide information on text sources, first impressions and the dates of the letters. Variants and corrections are listed and the editor's emendations of the text explained. Further the notes comment on references to Droste's biography and works made in the correspondence, identify persons mentioned and give the sources of quotes and allusions. Obscure words and references are explained and the notes also situate each letter in the overall context of Droste's correspondence.