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Pair of documents containing Royal Decree of Philip III in favor of the Widow Ana de Mexía granting her 200 bushels of wheat to support herself and her family Measurements: 31 x 21 cm, each - Books - Manuscripts - Incunabulum

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Pair of documents containing Royal Decree of Philip III in favor of the Widow Ana de Mexía granting her 200 bushels of wheat to support herself and her family Measurements: 31 x 21 cm, each - Books - Manuscripts - Incunabulum

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DOCUMENT BINDER. In black morocco, decorated at the top with the monogram of Princess Marie-Louise of Bulgaria (ML) under a silver-plated Bulgarian royal crown, and in the center with the coat of arms of the Houses of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Bourbon-Parme under a silver-plated Bulgarian royal crown, framed by a crowned lion and a silver-plated winged angel. In-folio format (300x240 mm), as is. Provenance: this binding belonged to Princess Marie-Louise of Bulgaria (1870-1899), and was intended to contain the program for an official event at the Sofia court.

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WELFARE. - Set of 52 printed pieces, in sheets, bound or unbound, various formats. Important collection of 52 decrees and laws on benevolence, public relief, foundlings, and houses of charity and correction during the Revolution. Of particular interest are: - LOI relieving the Seigneurs Haut-Justiciers of the obligation to feed abandoned children (December 10, 1790). - LOI relative à la vérification des Caisses patriotiques ou de secours (April 1, 1792). - the decree of the National Convention of October 15, 1793 containing measures for the extinction of begging. - LOI relative à l'établissement des prisons & d'une maison de correction dans le département de Seine & Oise (May 13, 1792). - the decree of January 23, 1793, granting three hundred thousand pounds in aid to the town of Thionville following losses inflicted by the invasion or ravaging of the Nation's enemies. - the decree of February 15, 1793, making twelve hundred thousand livres available to the Minister of the Interior for the expenditure of the hospitals of the Enfans-trouvés. - the decree of the National Convention, dated 22nd Floréal year II, ordering the creation of a Livre de la Bienfaisance nationale. Note that 4 of the documents in the set are circulars from the Toulon hospices for the 1830s.

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