3 surviving letters between Hesperius, son-in-law and Ruricius of Limoges, spanning c. 481–482.
The path to writing to you, which my lack of skill had blocked, has been opened by love — and by that sovereign...
I received the letter from my kindred spirit, sprinkled with as much grace as eloquence, as much love as charm, as...
You had promised, dearest son, to send me some of the first blossoms from that little branch you had taken on to...