▁died ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁too ▁soon ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁accomplish ment ▁of ▁Italian ▁freedom . ▁He ▁had ▁und ou bt edly ▁played ▁a ▁considerable ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁consp i racy ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 1 , ▁being ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁and ▁rich est ▁of ▁the ▁Milan ese ▁Liber als ; ▁when ▁first ▁arrested ▁his ▁conduct ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁open ▁to ▁criticism , ▁but ▁he ▁more ▁than ▁exp i ated ▁any ▁temporary ▁weak ness ▁due ▁to ▁ill - he alth ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁bar bar ous ▁methods ▁of ▁exam ination ▁by ▁his ▁hero ic ▁attitude ▁during ▁his ▁long ▁imprison ment , ▁and ▁his ▁persistent ▁ref us al ▁to ▁accept ▁offers ▁of ▁p ardon ▁accompanied ▁by ▁d ish on our ing ▁conditions . ▁ ▁His ▁Mem orie ▁e ▁Let tere ▁have ▁been ▁edited ▁by ▁Gab rio ▁Cas ati ▁( 2 ▁vol s ., ▁Milan , ▁ 1 8 9 0 ). ▁Aless andro ▁ ▁D ’ An con a ’ s ▁Feder ico ▁Conf al on ieri ▁( Mil an , ▁ 1 8 9 8 ) ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁mem oir s ▁and ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁secret ▁documents ▁from ▁the ▁arch ives ▁of ▁Vienna ▁and ▁Milan . ▁Aless andro ▁Lu z io ’ s ▁Antonio ▁Salv otti ▁e ▁i ▁process i ▁del ▁Vent uno ▁( R ome , ▁ 1 9 0 1 ) ▁contains ▁many ▁fresh ▁documents ▁which ▁to ▁some ▁extent ▁ex on er ate ▁Salv otti ▁from ▁the ▁charge