LS in Italian, one page both sides, 8 x 11, August 11, 1631. Antonio del Turco, a goldsmith, writes to Florentine patrician Alessandro Caccini, requesting him to grant his deserving employee Niccolaio Martinetti a pension. He encloses a six-page list of his debtors with “Galileo Galilei” listed as the very first, his debt running to 26,12.8 Scudi. Heavy overall dampstaining (not affecting legibility) and a few edge tears, otherwise very good condition. Compared to others on the list, Galileo’s debt is miniscule—Grand Duke Ferdinando II owed 300 and the heirs of theologian Giovanni Bandini owed 1330. An intriguing association.
