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Letter signed : Modena, to Pier di Montevecchio, 1640 November 21.

BIB_ID
398796
Accession number
MA 2691.184
Creator
Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio, 1610-1658.
Display Date
1640 November 21.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 30.1 x 21.5 cm
Notes
Docketed in ink on verso.
Addressed to Count Pier Luigi di Montevecchio.
Name of recipient in the address panel is cut and faded.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Este family, specifically Francesco I 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
Telling Count Pier Luigi di Montevecchio that his delay in answering does not diminish his affection toward him and that he has seen his son with pleasure; thanking him for his service upon a matter, which is another testimony of his consideration.