Puccini writes a note (in the third person under his name) thanking the esteemed Maestro Percy Pitt for the kind letter written to him and accepts, being very flattered, the dedication of his last symphonic work. With a thousand greetings. Signed in full on the verso.

Percy Pitt was an English pianist, organist, conductor and composer, with an active career both in England and on the continent. He was the conductor of the British National Opera Company and for several years the musical director to the BBC. Pitt worked with Puccini to create English versions of his operas, most notably Gianni Schicchi.