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Letter signed : Florence, to Giulio di Montevechio, 1554 June 22.

BIB_ID
398462
Accession number
MA 2691.62
Creator
Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574.
Display Date
1554 June 22.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 29.1 x 21.7 cm
Notes
Recipient inferred from a loose original paper seal.
Addressed to Giulio da Montevecchio in Colle di Val d'Elsa.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Medici family; original paper seal with wax.
Watermark: Lamb with standard in circle (Agnus Dei or Paschal lamb), (Briquet, 50).
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Summary
Acknowledging that soldiers are leaving the fort of Camollia and other forts around Siena and that this might cause great confusion; demanding him to give strict orders in Staggia Senese, Poggibonsi, Colle, and all the other places under his authority; asking him to hold prisoners and to send them to Florence where they will receive proper punishment as an example for the others.