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“Nino! what have I done to deserve all this, I who all my life was nothing but a work horse?" Appears to be answering specific questions which had been put to him by Bartolomeo Vanzetti concerning Emilio Oswaldo, who sent him Vanzetti’s photograph “For which warmest thanks." Says he’s up to date on all events, speaks of what awaits him, and “of the freedom of our innocence which we have reiterated for 7 long years." Affirms his faith in Vanzetti. Expresses warm feelings for family, Raffaele. "P.S. Love from Bertolo who is with me."
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tm70rm90g
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Nicola Sacco autographed letter signed to Nino [dal Vespro?], Dedham, 22 April 1927
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document
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tm70rm90g
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document
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title
Nicola Sacco autographed letter signed to Nino [dal Vespro?], Dedham, 22 April 1927
description
“Nino! what have I done to deserve all this, I who all my life was nothing but a work horse?" Appears to be answering specific questions which had been put to him by Bartolomeo Vanzetti concerning Emilio Oswaldo, who sent him Vanzetti’s photograph “For which warmest thanks." Says he’s up to date on all events, speaks of what awaits him, and “of the freedom of our innocence which we have reiterated for 7 long years." Affirms his faith in Vanzetti. Expresses warm feelings for family, Raffaele. "P.S. Love from Bertolo who is with me."
date
["April 22, 1927"]
year
1927
rights
Rights status not evaluated.
rightsUri
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND).
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creative commons
language
Italian
creators
Sacco, Nicola, 1891-1927
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee Collection
subjects
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921
Anarchists
Immigrants' writings, American
Radicalism--United States--History--20th century
Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 1888-1927
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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1
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2 sheets (3 p.)
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no
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sf268508b
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tm70rf920
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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tm70rm90g
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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