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Letter signed : Modena, to Pier Luigi, 1629 February 7.

BIB_ID
398782
Accession number
MA 2691.175
Creator
Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena, 1591-1644.
Display Date
1629 February 7.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 29.3 x 21.4 cm
Notes
Docketed in ink on verso.
Addressed to Count Pier Luigi di Montevecchio.
Address panel has been removed.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Este family, specifically Alfonso III d'Este; original paper seal with wax and partial name of the recipient.
Watermark: none.
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
Saying to Count Pier Luigi di Montevecchio that his father, Duke Cesare d'Este, valued his merit; thanking him for the condolescences conveyed through his nephew, which are a sign of gratitude; promising a good disposition in any of his desires and needs.