Peiper

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HCR diary 25.12.1827 Christmas dinner at Aders "Heusler and Peiper were there"

                        8.6.1829 at Aders' "he told me of Mr Piper or Pfeiffer having committed suicide"

Gustav Wilhelm Peiper born 31.5.1803 bapt 10.6.1803 Elberfeld Evangelical Church son of Goswin Friedrich Peiper & Johanna Catherine Hoddick. Committed suicide 6.6.1829 see Standard 10.6.1829. Put pstol to his mouth in a field near Charlton in Kent, left a note identifying himself and his age 26 years "living without honour is worse than death". At the inquest evidence was given that he was well off.