Autograph letter signed.
Large 8vo. 2 pp. on bifolium. In Italian.
€ 150,00
To an unnamed lawyer an historian, congratulating him enthusiastically on an unspecified historical study that he had received through a mutual friend named Conelli or Covelli. Cavallotti asserts that he has "a predilection for this kind of study and for the power of critical acumen" interrogating and reviving "the dead rubble of documents and materials" and guiding "the hypothesis with a sure hand through the darkness of ancient origins" (transl.). Therefore, "no gift could be more particularly dear" to him. In closing, he announces that he will send some autographs and writings of his own to the recipient. A short postscript investigates whether the recipient had received greetings from a captain Ranza.
In his youth and early adulthood, Cavallotti fought among Garibaldi's Red Shirts. As a staunch republican his struggle continued well after 1866, now working as a publicist and politician. A series of anti-monarchical lampoons and his opposition to the government led to several arrests. In 1872, Cavallotti was elected to the Italian Parliament as deputy for Corteolona. Following the death of Agostino Bertani in 1886, he took the leadership of the Extreme Left. Although notorious for his lawsuits and thirty-three duels, Cavallotti was also a gifted political tactician who secured powerful alliances. Apart from his political career, Cavalotti was a prolific poet and successful dramatist. He was killed at age 55 in a duel against the conservative publicist Count Ferruccio Macola on 6 March 1898.
On stationery with printed letterhead "Chamber of Deputies." From the collection of Eduard Fischer von Röslerstamm (1848-1915).
