(Martinique). [LALOURCÉ (J.-Ch.)]: Memorandum to be consulted, for Jean Lioncy, creditor and trustee of the Masse de la Raison de Commerce established in Marseilles, under the name of Lioncy Frères et Gouffre, against the Corps et Société des PP. Jesuits. [Paris], P. Alex. le Prieur, 1761. One volume. 9,5 by 16 cm. (4)-531-(2) pages. Modern pastiche half-basin, old style, well executed. Very good condition of the binding as well as the text. Very rare factum relating to the affair of Father La Valette in Martinique. Antoine De La Valette, born near Saint-Affrique (Aveyron), was sent in 1742 to the Missions of Martinique, where he became procurator in 1753. He bought huge plots of land which he had slaves clear, but was recalled by his superiors on the complaint of the inhabitants. Sent back to Martinique, he associated himself with a Jewish merchant and resumed his speculations. Several of his ships were seized by the English, who were at war with France. He found himself unable to repay the loans he had taken out with the company Jean Lioncy of Marseille and filed for bankruptcy. Father La Valette was condemned by the Parliament of Paris for fraudulent bankruptcy. The immense scandal that this affair produced precipitated the dissolution of the Jesuit order, which, declared joint and several by the court, refused to pay.