ANCIEN RÉGIME. 8 L.S. or P.S., and 3 documents. Maréchal de BEAUVAU (1785, to Hennin), Godefroy duc de BOUILLON (1674), Jean-Louis du Buisson de BEAUTEVILLE évêque d'Alais (L.A.S., 1764, to Trudaine), duc de LA VRILLIÈRE (1776), Nicolas LE ROY (Damvillers 1662-1669), Armand de MIROMESNIL (1784), Antoine de SARTINE (1766, to M. d'Ormesson). Extrait des registres du Conseil d'État concernant la Compagnie royale de la Chine, October 13, 1750 (vellum notebook, with later annotations). Engraving of Louis XV (August 17, 1750) with autograph note by collector Jean-Louis Soulavie. Baccalauréat diploma from the University of Burgundy, Dijon, March 4, 1780. About fifteen parchment documents or deeds are attached, plus numerous incomplete or fragmentary deeds.

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