Letter from Suor Maria Fedele to her... (1857)

NRA-L-000646 / 1857

Letter from Suor Maria Fedele to her sister Rosalinda Sanguettola, November 22, 1857

A letter from a nun, Suor Maria Fedele, to her sister Rosalinda, inquiring about their father and family, updating her on the arrival of new sisters, and enclosing two written prayers to be copied.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000646

NRA-L-000646 image 1 showing handwritten delivery details, postal evidence, folds, sealing traces and surviving paper edges. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence for NRA-L-000646, with the complete surviving paper condition retained.

NRA-L-000646 image 2 showing Italian handwriting on a folded manuscript sheet and its surviving physical condition. — **Image 2**Manuscript text of NRA-L-000646, capture 2, with folds, stains and damaged edges retained as evidence.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000646
Date: 1857-11-22
Original date: Bad. Valt. 22.11-57
Type: Family correspondence
Language: Italian / it
Sender: Suor Maria Fedele
Recipient: Rosalinda Sanguettola
Places: Bad. Valt. / Milano
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Documentary page 1; Documentary page 2; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000646.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

Alla Pregiatissima Signora
la Sig.ra Rosalinda Sanguettola
in Carrobbio
Milano

Notes

Editorial notes:
The delivery locality is clearly written Carrobbio; this was verified from the enlarged address panel.

Address panel

English translation

To the Most Esteemed Lady
Mrs. Rosalinda Sanguettola
in Carrobbio
Milan

Notes

Editorial notes:
The delivery locality is clearly written Carrobbio; this was verified from the enlarged address panel.

Documentary page 2

Original transcript

Dio sia Benedetto
Bad. Valt. 22.11-57
Diletta Sorella

Eccomi finalmente a scriverti, cara Linda. Come stai di salute?
e la famiglia tutta sta bene? Il Papà continua a star be=
ne, i suoi affari ed interessi sono prosperati e benedetti da Dio,
v'è pace in famiglia?... In sostituzione di S. M.a Paola
è venuta da Valenza S. M.a Ignazia ed in luogo della
medesima c'è S. M.a Giacinta Borroni venuta da Mila=
no. Noi tutte stiamo bene. Tanti saluti da tutt[e]
a tutti. Addio, cara Linda, salutami tanto il Pa[pà]
e tu gli dirai, che per Natale e per S. Giovann[i]
giorno suo onomastico farò i miei doveri figliali; intan=
to gli anticiperai i miei saluti. Nei SS. C.i di
G. e di M. ti lascio e di fretta mi dico

tua aff.ma Sorella S. M.a Fedele

P. S. Ricevi queste 2 orazioni
una per te e di questa ne
farai fare da Giud. delle co=
pie per tutta la famig.a e
l'altra per la mia Matrina
con tanti saluti e dille che
per Natale senz'altro farò
i miei doveri.

Notes

Editorial notes:
The writer frequently uses superscript letters for abbreviations, such as S. M.a (Suor Maria), SS. C.i (Santissimi Cuori), and famig.a (famiglia).
The right edge of the page is torn, causing the loss of the ends of several words including 'tutt[e]', 'Pa[pà]', and 'Giovann[i]'.

Documentary page 2

English translation

God be blessed
Bad. Valt. November 22, 1857
Beloved Sister,

Here I am finally writing to you, dear Linda. How is your health, and is the whole family well? Does Papa continue to be well, have his business and interests prospered and been blessed by God, is there peace in the family?... Replacing Sister Maria Paola, Sister Maria Ignazia has arrived from Valenza, and in place of the latter there is Sister Maria Giacinta Borroni who arrived from Milan. We are all well. Many greetings from all of us to everyone. Goodbye, dear Linda, give many greetings to Papa for me and you will tell him that for Christmas and for St. John, his name day, I will do my filial duties; meanwhile you will give him my greetings in advance. In the Most Holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary I leave you and in haste I call myself

your most affectionate sister, Sister Maria Fedele

P.S. Receive these 2 prayers, one for you and of this one you will have Giud. make copies for the whole family, and the other for my Godmother with many greetings, and tell her that for Christmas, I will without fail do my duties.

Notes

Editorial notes:
The writer frequently uses superscript letters for abbreviations, such as S. M.a (Suor Maria), SS. C.i (Santissimi Cuori), and famig.a (famiglia).
The right edge of the page is torn, causing the loss of the ends of several words including 'tutt[e]', 'Pa[pà]', and 'Giovann[i]'.

Discovery Terms

Sanguettola Family Correspondence
Family correspondence
Convent life
Catholic prayers

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