Ferdinando Dal Pozzo Autographed Letter Signed Piedmont Verona

  

He held various political and administrative positions, particularly during the French domination of Piedmont. In 1821, he was appointed Minister of the Interior of the Kingdom of Sardinia by Carlo Alberto. Autographed letter signed to Amédée Girod de l'Ain, Minister of Public Instruction. Small tears at the folds, some stains.

A beautiful letter requesting an appointment as a State Councillor in extraordinary service. The day you gave me such a warm welcome, sir, and when I had the honor of discussing with you the circumstances that led me to settle in France and to request letters of declaration of naturalization, I also expressed the desire that I would have to be attached in some way to the Council of State through an appointment as a State Councillor in extraordinary service. The initial idea was suggested to me by a friend and colleague, Mr.

Le Baron de Gérando, who spoke of it spontaneously and passionately to Mr. the Keeper of the Seals. I admit that this appointment would please me and would satisfy not my ambition (which is quite null at present), but my attachment to France, and a strong desire I have to prove to my former compatriots in Piedmont that France does not forget its former servants and supporters, and that it considers worthy of its interest those who, far from the restoration of the House of Savoy in Piedmont, were neglected and trampled upon to a degree that is difficult to comprehend. My attachment to France and my admiration for its laws have distanced me from serving my government, which had the barbaric folly (and in several of its effects, atrocious) to overturn in one fell swoop everything that was connected to the French system at the moment that Piedmont was separated.