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Document number: 1075
Date: 13 May 1823
Recipient: TALBOT William Henry Fox
Author: MAURI Ernesto
Collection: British Library, London, Manuscripts - Fox Talbot Collection
Last updated: 1st September 2003

Pregiatissimo Signore

Le rimando il Desfontaines <1> accompagnato da infiniti ringraziamente. Non mi sarà possibile venir da Lei questa sera all’ora concertata, poiché sono stato chiamato ad andare ad un udienza del Tesoriere, che come le ho detto è il Rettore dell’Università e dovrà parlarmi per cose relative al giardano. Ciò mi rincresce al sommo ma voglio sperare che mi riuscirà rimeterre questa mia venuta ad altra serata e forse a domani stesso.

Ho l’onore di protestarmi

Casa

li 13 Maggio 1823

Suo Devotissimo Servo

Ernesto Mauri

P.S. Se domani non avrò impedimento le farò arrivare un mio biglietto nel corso della mattinata.

A Monsieur
Monsieur Talbot

Hôtel de Paris
chez Martignoni No 13 à Rome


Translation:

Most valued Sir

I am returning to you the Desfontaines accompanied by infinite gratitude. It will not be possible for me to come to you this evening at the arranged time since I have been summoned to attend an audience with the Treasurer, who as I told you is the Rector of the University, and is to talk to me on matters related to the gardens. I regret this greatly but I hope that I shall succeed in making this visit on another evening and perhaps even tomorrow.

I have the honour of being

At home

May 13th 1823

Your Most Devoted Servant

Ernesto Mauri

P.S. Should I have no impediment tomorrow, I shall send my card in the course of the morning.Mr Talbot

Hôtel de Paris
at Martignoni’s No 13, Rome


Notes:

1. Réne Louiche Desfontaines (1750–1833), botanist. Although he published many books, the only one likely to have been of fresh interest was Rapport sur le voyage de M. Auguste de Sainte-Hilaire dans le Brésil et les missions du Paraguay (Paris: De L’imprimerie de J. Smith, 1823).