There is a curious correspondence preserved in the Bodleian library, consisting of autograph letters which passed between Buchels, the elector's librarian at Dusseldorf, and Zamboni, the resident at the court of Great Britain for the Landgraf of Hessen Darmstadt.
"Studies from Court and Cloister"
J.M. Stone
In appearance the correspondence is innocent enough: Zamboni has manuscripts for sale on behalf of persons abroad.
"Studies from Court and Cloister"
J.M. Stone
And to guarantee the complete execution of this agreement, it shall be signed by the manager, and also by the Maestro Gioachino Rossini; and, in addition, the said manager grants lodgings to the Maestro Rossini during the term of the agreement, in the same house that is assigned to Signor Luigi Zamboni.
"The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School"
Henry Sutherland Edwards