[Giuseppe VERDI (1813-1901). L.A.S. (minute) to him from the engineer Luigi Ronchetti, Milan 17 August 1895; 3 pages in-8 on his letterhead with erasures and corrections; in Italian. Back in Milan after an absence of a few days, he finds his letter of the 12th and a check on the Ricordi House in payment of his invoice. He regrets not having been able to discuss his project with Verdi; he could clarify his ideas in person...