Luigi Vannicelli Casoni correspondence concerning the Risorgimento
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Cardinals Vannicelli and Antonelli concerning the former's attendence at a meeting with the Emperor of Austria in Verona in Sept. 1851; includes autograph letters, drafts and trip expenses (9 items); 52M-292.
Autograph letters, signed, by Vannicelli, at Gaeta, 26 Jan.-27 Apr. 1849, to Canon Antonio Patriotti at Naples, concerning the exile of Pope Pius IX at Gaeta (39 items); includes autograph letter, signed, from Antonio Bissoni, at Florence, 22 June 1849, to Patriotti (1 item); 52M-293.
Autograph letters, signed by Monsignor Angelo Carini, at Rome, 18 Dec. 1848-9 June 1849, to Antonio Marcheggiani in Naples, concerning life in Rome during the revolutionary period (38 items); autograph letters received by Vannicelli from the Segreteria di Stato, Il Quirnale and the Vatican, epigrams and poems, printed material; 52M-294.
Dates
- Creation: 1849-1851
Language of Materials
In Italian.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Arrangement
Unprocessed.
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Melanie Wisner, 2020.
Geographic
- Title
- Vannicelli Casoni, Luigi, 1801-1877. Luigi Vannicelli Casoni correspondence concerning the Risorgimento, 1849-1851 (52M-292): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- November 16, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04219
Repository Details
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