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A collection of about ten historical documents, including: 1. A signed autograph letter from Réal, “State Councilor and Prefect of Police,” on Police Prefecture letterhead (dated May 30, 1815). A denunciation of the “parish priest” of Clichy-la-Garenne as an “extreme royalist” with the aim of having him replaced. 1 sheet; dimensions: 31.3 x 20.5 cm. Fine copy. 2-Certificate of good character concerning Jacques-François Demieux of the parish of Bazoche, in the electoral district of Falaise (and his family), dated July 20, 1775. Document bearing eight signatures accompanied by their respective seals and, in some cases, their titles (officer of the King’s Light Cavalry Guard, Knight of St. Louis, King’s Musketeer, etc.). The top of the document shows significant water damage but remains legible. 1 sheet; dimensions: 31.5 x 20 cm. 3-Complaint by the Count de la Roche Lambert, Lord of Chéméré, against individuals who fired rifle shots “at the boundary marker of the seigneury (…) and at his coat of arms and those of his wife.” Manuscript of 2 folios in-4 (copy). Good copy. 4-Kerprigent—Coats of Arms and Genealogy of the Kerprigents in Brittany. Manuscript (1 folio page); seal of the “Cabinet d’Hozier.” Recognition of nobility “(…) by a ruling issued by the Chamber of Reformation on November 27, 1668.” Missing portion in the upper margin, without affecting the text. 5-Genealogy of the d’Houlières family, or the Houlières, lords of La Jupelière and Le Boisbureau. 2 items, including A-Undated manuscript (17th century) in 8 folios, in-4 format (genealogy and history of the family); modern translation included. B-A lengthy document on the family, comprising 2 folios in plano (contestation of a marriage contract), dated March 7, 1708. Excellent condition. Dimensions: 53 x 65 cm. 6-Touraine—Genealogy of the Soreau family of Saint-Géran. Concise handwritten table dated July 29, 1648 (1 folio page) signed by “Louis de Bourbon” (Louis II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé). Fair condition. 7-Funeral notice (adorned with a large engraved initial) Funeral on the 9th of Pluviôse, Year 12 (January 30, 1804) of Mr. René-Joseph Berthellot de La Bunelaye. Beautiful copy. Dimensions: 36.5 x 45 cm.
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