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Charles-Geneviève de BEAUMONT, chevalier d'ÉON (1728-1810). P.S. and 8 pieces. concerning him/her. P.S. "?Le Cher D'Éon?", London September 28, 1771 (2 p. in-4, red wax seal with arms). Authority given to Rey, printer in Amsterdam "?to print at his own expense & cost, publish and sell the twelve volumes I intend to give to the public under this title: Les Loisirs du Chevalier D'Eon en Angleterre sur divers sujets importans d'administration &c?". Rey will have to pay 300 livres per volume... 4 certificates and diplomas (on parchment, slightly trimmed on one edge): certificate of studies at Collège Mazarin from 1746 to 1748; diplomas of bachelor of law (August 28, 1748) and licencié of law (August 9, 1749); certificate of registration as a lawyer at the Parlement (August 26, 1749). Appointment to the Order of Saint-Louis (March 20, 1763, letter signed by the Duc de Choiseul). Memorandum of books supplied to D'Éon by Thomas Payne (1770). Insurance policy (London April 20, 1771) concerning the knight's sex. "Couplets s. le chevalier Deon (note by collector Villenave: "?ecrit par Desjobert, grand maître des eaux et forêts").

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Charles-Geneviève de BEAUMONT, chevalier d'ÉON (1728-1810). P.S. and 8 pieces. concerning him/her. P.S. "?Le Cher D'Éon?", London September 28, 1771 (2 p. in-4, red wax seal with arms). Authority given to Rey, printer in Amsterdam "?to print at his own expense & cost, publish and sell the twelve volumes I intend to give to the public under this title: Les Loisirs du Chevalier D'Eon en Angleterre sur divers sujets importans d'administration &c?". Rey will have to pay 300 livres per volume... 4 certificates and diplomas (on parchment, slightly trimmed on one edge): certificate of studies at Collège Mazarin from 1746 to 1748; diplomas of bachelor of law (August 28, 1748) and licencié of law (August 9, 1749); certificate of registration as a lawyer at the Parlement (August 26, 1749). Appointment to the Order of Saint-Louis (March 20, 1763, letter signed by the Duc de Choiseul). Memorandum of books supplied to D'Éon by Thomas Payne (1770). Insurance policy (London April 20, 1771) concerning the knight's sex. "Couplets s. le chevalier Deon (note by collector Villenave: "?ecrit par Desjobert, grand maître des eaux et forêts").

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