37 Manuscripts of Governor Kapodistrias to be Sold on Auction

Manuscript letters of Greece’s Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias will be sold on auction by a well-known auction house on Sunday June 24.
Thirty seven letters the great man wrote to his closest partner, Alexandros Kontostavlos (1789-1865), referring to contemporary state affairs, mostly financial, during the period 1828-1830 will be granted to the highest bidder.
The context of those letters has become extremely timely as the similarities are impressive. The frustrated Governor is desperately trying to put things in order for the newly founded Greek state ignoring any cost implicated for his people.
As his letters indicate, he even considered using violence against the powerful landowners who stood in his way because he could not believe that the greed of some can lead them to ignore their fellows. The above statements refer to February 1828 when Kapodistrias had to confront the financially ruling elite of the country.
In another letter he answers this partner Kontostavlos’s reassurance that the state budget was balanced. He found the resources available at the time were far less than necessary to cover the needs of the Greek people. He admits he suffered more than his people because they do not have bread to eat and he is unable to provide them with what they need.