VAR. BESSE-SUR-ISSOLE CARCÈS, Viguerie de BRIGNOLES. Archive of Provence of the XVIIth (1641), in the XIXth of the Family THANARON (or THANERON) Bourgeois of the place of Carcès and Besse. Big box of more than 600 handwritten documents, letters, some printed documents : Acts concerning Pierre Dominique D'ESPARRA King's Counselor, civil and criminal Lieutenant General of BRIGNOLES. Papers concerning his property in CABASSON (Var). Memorandum for Sieur Jean Joseph THANARON, owner of the place of BESSE, against the Duke of BOURBON, Prince of CONDÉ (lawsuit of 1817/1818), THANARON Son trader in CARCÈS, Judgment of the court of Brignoles, Plan of Property, THANARON Justice of Peace in Besse, Mr DELESTANG Lawyer in BRIGNOLES. Daniel THANARON, retired naval officer in BESSE (Var) : Leases, account books, property plan, letters, various.

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