8vo. Single sheet folded to 11.5 x 13.5 cm (recto only). Milano, March 4, 1898. In Italian, in brown ink, signed "G. Verdi." Addressed to Giuseppe De Amicis, longtime business agent of the composer and his wife, soprano Giuseppina ("Peppina") Strepponi. Translated in full: "Sunday the 6th we'll be in Genova at the usual hour after six in the evening. We'll be making a little meal around 7 and I hope that you will accompany us even though I know it will be late for you at that hour. We will be 4 at the meal. You, Maria, Peppina, and myself -- and we'll meet at usual at the Caffe if agreeable. In a hurry, goodbye goodbye, dev. G. Verdi."
8vo. Single sheet folded to 11.5 x 13.5 cm (recto only). Milano, March 4, 1898. In Italian, in brown ink, signed "G. Verdi." Addressed to Giuseppe De Amicis, longtime business agent of the composer and his wife, soprano Giuseppina ("Peppina") Strepponi. Translated in full: "Sunday the 6th we'll be in Genova at the usual hour after six in the evening. We'll be making a little meal around 7 and I hope that you will accompany us even though I know it will be late for you at that hour. We will be 4 at the meal. You, Maria, Peppina, and myself -- and we'll meet at usual at the Caffe if agreeable. In a hurry, goodbye goodbye, dev. G. Verdi."