BENSO CAMILLO: (1810-1861) Count of Cavour. Italian politician and economist who served as ...

BENSO CAMILLO: (1810-1861) Count of Cavour. Italian politician and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia 1852-59, 1860-61 and as Prime Minister of Italy March – June 1861. An interesting A.L.S., C. Cavour, three pages, 8vo, 19^th September n.y. (1857), to ‘Monsieur le Comte’, in French. Cavour informs his correspondent that the Prince of Wales had been on an errand in the King’s states, although without having informed the government, visiting Chamonix and other towns before returning to Switzerland, and remarking ‘Le Roi a profondement regrette que le mysterie dont le voyage du Prince a ete entoure l'ait empeche de lui temoigner sa profonde sympathie lui fesant les honneurs de la partie des etats qu'il desirait visiter, tout en respectant son incognito. Vous voudrez bien exprimer les regrets a Lord Clarendon ou a Lord Palmerston, la premiere fois que vous les verrez en evitant soigneusement toutefois de rien dire qui ressemble a une plainte ou a une recrimination’ (Translation: ‘The King deeply regretted that the mystery surrounding the Prince’s trip had prevented him from showing him his deep sympathy, giving him the honours of the part of the states he wished to visit, while respecting his incognito. You will want to express your regrets to Lord Clarendon or Lord Palmerston the first time you see them, carefully avoiding, however, saying anything that resembles a complaint or recrimination’). Some light age wear and a few minor creases, and with a couple of small, neat splits to two edges. About VG

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