Benjamin Disraeli Signed Letter 1860 / Prime Minister Autographed / Garibaldi

Description

Benjamin Disraeli signed handwritten letter, dated August 15, 1860. A 3pp autograph letter signed "B Disraeli" and addressed to John Edward Walcott (1790-1868), a career naval officer and a member of the British Parliament representing Christchurch after 1852. Nice content, as Disraeli worried about unrest in Italy, writing: "Affairs on the Continent seem very serious, + if Garibaldi attacks Veneto, it will be difficult to prevent a general war." Important first steps towards the 1871 unification of Italy were taking place in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The Austrians had lost Lombardy in the Franco-Austrian War though the northwestern region of Veneto was still a hold-out. Meanwhile Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) threatened the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies during his 1860 Expedition of the Thousand.
4.5" x 7" folio. There's a 3" spine split, and residue on the blank back where the letter had evidently been removed from an album. Three mailing folds. Overall Good condition.
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