3 pp. With numerous manuscript corrections. Latin letters of thanks for present of Egyptian sarcophagus to the Vatican. Translation a little rough ("Highest Chief" for "Most Exalted Prince"). Letter written to a monarch. Accompanied by envelope containing 2 signatures and what looks like salutation or possibly the name of the letter's recipient.
No label; no name given on folder. Financial matter; the handwriting is very difficult. Several signatures, largest of which looks like "Cyxtus" (?) Episcopus (?)". In French.
Handwritten translation of a petition to the Pope and the Pope's reply. Typed translations of petition and reply. Fr. Vincenzo Vanutelli of Dominicans seeks permission for ritual professing adherence to Pope. Request in Italian, with English note: "His Holiness Pope Pius IX, granting authority to give the Apostolic Benediction, 1868." [Translation gives date 1865.] Original document not by Pius IX, but Pius IX has written on it. There is also a document in which a priest asks permission to do spiritual exercises; Pope gives permission. 1854.
The last name is incorrectly labelled "Cerianti." Cardinal-deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria. Accompanied by handwritten and typed translation. Brief Christmas letter.
Portrait of Leo XII (Annibal della Genga; born 1760; elevated to papacy 1823). Drawn on stone by F. (?) Pistrucci after portrait taken in Rome on day of installation. Caption in English; published London, 1824. Donated March 18, 1915.
Parchment, poor condition. No label. Document apparently not written by Gregory XIII, but by "Hieronymus Mathæus Prothonotarius Publicus." Further study needed to determine subject. In Latin.