Solomon Hart Handwritten Signed Letter

Remains of prior mounting to one (blank) margin. Remains of wax seal to two sides, very small chip to one edge. Another blank margin is reinforced with paper tape. Postal ink stamps, including "Siena" and a postmark of I Jy 1843. Tiny hole where two folds intersect. Concluding four lines, and signature, are, when the letter is unfolded, on the address side. ; Handwritten letter, three full pages, plus four more lines. Signed S: A: Hart. Approx. 8" wide by 9 7/8". Handwritten heading Locanda della Scala, Siena, Friday June 24. 1842. To Robert Cole, a detailed letter on numerous matters, including the disbursement of an estate and artistic elements of his Italian tour. Folded for mailing with an integral address panel. Addressed to Robert Cole, Esq. , 57 Upper Norton Street, Fitzroy Square, London.