“The first of the year I received your dear letter with the bill of exchange for one hundred and twenty-five lires which you sent me so generously . . . .  You say you have forgiven me for all the troubles I have caused you.  Forget all, then, and do not accuse me any more of things which are but too true and of which the remembrance alone cuts me to the heart . . . .  You write me that you have been forgotten by a person of whom you were very fond, that she is married and that you have not seen her for more than a month.”

The “person” referred to was Anna Kleer.

5th October 1787.

. . . .  “Until the other day, I had been waiting for your arrival, hoping that you would come to assist at the entry of the Procurator Memmo . . . .  I see by your good letter that you were not able to get away, since your presence is nearly always necessary in the great castle . . . .  I learn of the visit you have received from the Emperor who wished to see your library of forty-thousand volumes! . . .  You say that you detest the chase and that you are unhappy when politeness obliges you to go . . . .  I am pleased to know that you are in good health, that you are stout and that you have a good appetite and sleep well . . . .  I hope that the printing of your book [Histoire de ma fuite] is going according to your wishes.  If you go to Dresden for the marriage of your niece, enjoy yourself for me . . . .  Forget not to write to me; this gives me such pleasure!  Remember me.  Full of confidence in your friendship, I am, and always will be, your true and sincere friend,

“Francesca Buschina.”

III

Correspondence and activities

In 1787, a book was published under the title of ’Dreissig Brief uber Galizien by Traunpaur’, which included this passage:  “The most famous adventurers of two sorts (there are two, in fact:  honest adventurers and adventurers of doubtful reputation) have appeared on the scene of the kingdom of Poland.  The best known on the shores of the Vistula are:  the miraculous Cagliostro:  Boisson de Quency, grand charlatan, soldier of fortune, decorated with many orders, member of numerous Academies:  the Venetian Casanova of Saint-Gall, a true savant, who fought a duel with Count Branicki:  the Baron de Poellnitz . . . the lucky Count Tomatis, who knew so well how to correct fortune, and many others.”

In June 1789, Casanova received a letter from Teresa Boisson de Quency, the wife of the adventurer above referred to: 

“Much honored Monsieur Giacomo: 

“For a long time I have felt a very particular desire to evidence to you the estimation due your spirit and your eminent qualities:  the superb sonnet augmented my wish.  But the inconveniences of childbirth and the cares required by a little girl whom I adore, made me defer this pleasure.  During my husband’s absence, your last and much honored letter came to my hands.  Your amiable compliments to me, engage me to take the pen to give you renewed assurance that you have in me a sincere admirer of your great talent . . . .  When I wish to point out a person who writes and thinks with excellence, I name Monsieur Casanova . . . .”