Brief aan Filippo Tessaro 1854 - 1903

This is a letter to Filippo Tessaro, written by Herman Johannes Aloysius Maria Schaepman, likely penned in the late 19th century, using ink on paper. Schaepman was a prominent Dutch Roman Catholic priest, politician, and poet during a time of significant social and political change in the Netherlands. His public role as a staunch defender of Catholic interests within the Dutch parliament is crucial to understanding this artifact. The handwritten nature of the letter reveals much about the social history of communication. In an era before widespread typewriters, the act of writing was a skill closely tied to social class and education. The language of the letter is also important. Further research would be needed to translate the contents, but we can use digital archives of historical documents, dictionaries of old Dutch terms, and biographies of Schaepman to better understand the social, cultural and institutional context of this letter.