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101 - LANGUEDOC 1752. “By Order of the King. Ordinance of April 19, 1752, concerning the assessment of damage to crops. ” Jean-Emmanuel De GUIGNARD, Viscount of SAINT PRIEST, Intendant of the Province of Languedoc. Royal vignette and initial letter – “…the payment of the expert assessors absorbed, in most communities, a considerable portion of the compensation granted to them, and often gave rise to disputes that exposed said communities to further expenses…”. Printed in MONTPELLIER (Hé
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Until November 24 | 12:51 PM
102 - GOLD EMBROIDERY. “Ruling of the Court of Coins, which, reiterating the provisions of the Edicts, Declarations, and Rulings, prohibits the widow DIMANCHE and a man named BUISSEUR and his wife—both embroidery workers—from working with gold and silver in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine: Confiscates the works seized from them; forbids them from repeating the offense; orders them to withdraw to the city, and fines each of them ten livres.” March 13, 1752. In Paris, from the Royal Printing Office,
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103 - BURGUNDY. 1752. (INHERITANCE TAX). “Decision of the King’s Council of State, reinstating to their positions the Deputy Public Prosecutors, Prosecutorial Candidates, Notaries, Bailiffs, Sergeants, and Royal Surveyors, who have not fully paid the inheritance tax established by the Declarations of December 3, 1743, and January 12, 1745.” Dated October 7, 1752. and Ordinance of Jean François JOLY DE FLEURY, Knight, Intendant of BURGUNDY, BRESSE, BUGET, VALROMEY, and GEX. Royal vignette and in
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104 - BRITTANY. ILLE-ET-VILAINE. Letter signed ANNEIX DE SOUVENEL à BEAUBOIS (Château de) par BROONS (35) le 16 Janvier 1753, addressed to OHIER Négociant à ST MALO : "...J'apporte avec moi de LANNION une Traite de 400 Livres sur M. GIRODEROUX.... merchant in ST MALO... I would count the surplus in DINAN at Monsieur your brother-in-law's, or at Mr de Varennes who does this paper trade in Paris with most of your gentlemen in ST MALO... It was proposed that I be supplied with it for my general reven
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Until November 24 | 12:52 PM
105 - ROUEN (Seine-Maritime). PERMISSION TO COLLECT ALMS (sic Quester), issued by Nicolas de SAULX-TAVANES, Archbishop of ROUEN, Primate of Normandy, Peer of France, Commander of the Order of the Holy Spirit, Grand Chaplain to the Queen, to Guillaume de la Greverie, a father of six children, of the Parish of SAINT-JOUIN, Deanery of Le Havre, in our Diocese, who, as a result of a fire, has been reduced to poverty. Issued in ROUEN on May 10, 1754. Vignette and initial. Printed on 1 page, in-4°
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Until November 24 | 12:53 PM
106 - MOSELLE. SAINTE-SÉGOLÈNE DE METZ. Document signed by François Curé of the Church of SAINTE-SÉGOLÈNE, Archpriest of METZ, on an extract from the marriage register of Mr. Salomon CHRONIELM, Baron de Chronielm, former captain in the German infantry..., assisted by Mr. DUSEJAL, Aide-de-Camp of the City of METZ, and Mr. PUISIEUX, Director General of Audit, and Miss Laurence BOYER, daughter of Mr. Antoine BOYER, a surgeon in this city... - Signed by the Vicar General of the Diocese of Metz - Met
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107 - ROUEN (Seine-Maritime). ARQUEBUSIERS - Velin in-4° oblong - Garde Gardienne, in the name of LOUIS XV : " LOUIS par la Grâce de Dieu, Roy de France... Supplication of Sieur Jean GRENET Merchant of ROUEN former Officer of the One Hundred and Four Harquebusiers of the said place. Étant à cause de ce en notre protection et sauvegarde nous mandons te de maintenir en toutes ses franchises et libertés faire payer ses débiteurs... car tel est notre plaisir, Donné à ROUEN le 20 août 1756... " Si
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Until November 24 | 12:54 PM
108 - LILLE (Nord). 1756. TITLE OF RENT from the City of LILLE granted to Bernard LOMBARD. This rent will be used for the construction of the Saint Maurice barracks and other works. Signed DU CHATEAU DE WILLERMONT. Nov. 4, 1756. Printed parchment filled in ink (29 x 47). Cabinet d'Hozier stamp.
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109 - Marie Victoire Hortense de LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE (1704 - 1788), Daughter of Emmanuel Théodore de la TOUR D'AUVERGNE (1668-1730) Duc de Bouillon, Grand Chamberlain of France. Married in 1725 to Charles V de la Trémoille (1708 - 1741) Chevalier, Prince de Tarente - Letter signed "M. V. H. de La TOUR D'AUVERGNE, Duchesse Douairière de LA TRÉMOILLE." January 17, 1757. 1 page (20 x 15.5 cm): "I applaud the choice we have made of you. For a fourth triennial. It is a pure guarantee of public approval,
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Until November 24 | 12:55 PM
110 - MARÉCHAL DUC DE RICHELIEU. Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de RICHELIEU, Marshal of France in 1748 -Letter signed "Le M. Duc de RICHELIEU" to BORDEAUX (33) July 7, 1758 - 1p in-4°: "I am sending you, sir, the letter and the placet from the mayors and jurats of ST SEVER complaining about the conduct of a man named DUMARTIN towards them, with whom they are in discussion, I beg you to take cognizance of what happened between them on this occasion and the wrongs there may be on
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Until November 24 | 12:55 PM
111 - FINANCE. TONTINE. Document signed by Joseph MICAULT D’HARVELAY, Advisor to the King, Keeper of the Royal Treasury. - Paris, December 31, 1759 - Header: “10th TONTINE established by Edict of December 1759.” He acknowledges having received from Sieur Jacques de Raymond, Director of the FERMES in TOURS, the sum of two hundred livres “in Louis d’Or, silver, and coins” to receive an annuity from one share in the 9th division of the 8th class of the tontine - Vellum (32 x 24 cm)
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Until November 24 | 12:56 PM
112 - Maréchal de CASTRIES (Charles-Eugène-Gabriel de la CROIX, marquis de) 1727-1801 ; Maréchal de France - Lettre A.S. du 20 Juillet... à 7 h - 1p in-4° : Lettre de gratitude : " Les marques d'amitié que j'ai reçu de vous; Monsieur, me rendent toujours très sensible à tous les évènements de votre vie, je n'est pas encore revenu de l'étonnement dans lequel j'ai été lorsque j'ai appris votre départ... ".
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Until November 24 | 12:56 PM
113 - UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON (Comtat-Venaissin, later Vaucluse). 1760. Thesis poster by Jean-Baptiste LAURENS DE BEAUJEU for the License in Canon Law. Presented in Avignon on July 2, 1760 – (In Latin). Printed in AVIGNON by François Joseph DOMERGUE, Bookseller and University Printer, 1760 – Beautiful vignette. Poster (47 x 37) Condition B
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€60
Until November 24 | 12:57 PM
114 - PARIS. WINE. CARCAN, MARQUE, GALLEY. “Ruling of the Court of Parliament (of Paris), which sentences Leger RIQUET, Port Guard, and Anne JACOB, his wife—namely, the said RIQUET—to the Carcan, the Marque, and the Galleys, for having stolen wine from barrels at the Halle au Vin while on duty; and the said JACOB to banishment, for having participated in her husband’s theft.” June 7, 1760. “… As punishment, the said Riquet is sentenced to be fastened in the stocks to a post that will be
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Until November 24 | 12:57 PM
115 - MAILLEBOIS (Yves Marie DESMARETS, Comte de) 1725 - 1791 - Lieutenant-General, Governor of DOUAI, and Honorary Member of the Académie des Sciences - Two lines A.S. on an acknowledgement of debts, dated February 12, 1761, of 16200 Livres, payable by the creditors of Sieur DARAU. "Bon pour décharge du billet de seize mille deux cents livres. MAILLEBOIS." - 1p in-4°, mounted.
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Until November 24 | 12:58 PM
116 - OISE. BEAUVAIS. TRIAL. 3 Printed Documents. “Statement on Behalf of the Chapter of BEAUVAIS Against Cardinal De GESVRES, Bishop and Count of BEAUVAIS. ” “In the matter at hand, the Chapter has a twofold interest. 1. It must defend the authenticity of several measures seized at its mills on March 3, 1760; 2. It must object to the Police Ordinance of April 20, 1761, in that it would have the effect of introducing the Paris wine pint as the standard measure for grain in Beauvais, which would
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€150
Until November 24 | 12:58 PM
117 - VIENNA. TOURS. "RECRUES PROVINCIALES pour les Troupes Réglées." "De par le Roy (Louis XV), On fait savoir à toutes personnes de quelque état quelles soient, qui voudront prendre parti dans les Troupes du Roi de Sa Majesté, pour l'Infanterie, les Dragons ou Cavalerie, qu'elles peuvent s'adresser aux Officiers commandant les Brigades de Maréchaussée la plus voisine, ou aux Maires... Independently of the King's pay, which will be regulated according to the size of the subjects who present th
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€150
Until November 24 | 12:59 PM
118 - Duc d'AIGUILLON (Emmanuel Armand DE WIGNEROT du PLESSIS RICHELIEU) Administrator and statesman. (1720 - 1782). Governor of BRITTANY. His administrative despotism aroused the Estates of Brittany and the Parliament of Rennes against him - Letter signed "Le Duc d'AIGUILLON" from MORLAIX (Finistère) July 22, 1762. 1 page (23 x 18 cm): "I will examine with great pleasure, Sir, the works that the Community of QUINTIN wishes to be able to execute. For this purpose, I shall pass through this town on th
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€100
Until November 24 | 12:59 PM
119 - CALVADOS. SAINT-SAMSON CHURCH IN AUNAY-SUR-ODON. 1763. “Report by Lambert JOUVIN, Treasurer of the Church of SAINT-SAMSON D’AUNAY SUR ODON from its establishment in 1754 through 1763; this report consists of three chapters: one on revenue, another on expenditures, and the last on adjustments.” A 15-page notebook (33 x 21 cm), stamped by the Generality of Caen.
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:00 PM
120 - Armand Louis Marquis de BÉTHUNE (1711 - 1788) Son of Louis de Béthune. Lieutenant-General, Colonel General of the French Cavalry. 2 Pièces : Autograph letter signed "Le Comte de BÉTHUNE" in 1763 : "Sensitive to the procedure you have had Monsieur to lend me money, I have always responded with exactitude until the inconvenience of those who owe me and the inaccuracy of the Roy's payments have made it impossible for me to satisfy them. I trust my businessman to see yours, sir, and to do whatev
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:00 PM
121 - PROVENCE. MILL FLOUR. CUSTOMS. 1764. “Decree of the King’s Council of State, ordering that the freedom of export granted to mill flour be extended to all types of flour. Dated November 21, 1763.” Followed by the decree of Charles Jean Baptiste DES GALOIS, First President of the Parliament, Intendant of Provence, issued in AIX (Bouches-du-Rhône) on February 7, 1764. Royal seal – Printed in AIX (13), by the widow of Joseph DAVID and Esprit DAVID, Printers to the King and to the Intendant,
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:01 PM
122 - SOCIETY OF JESUS. 1764. ROUSSILLON. “Royal Edict ordering that, henceforth, the SOCIETY OF JESUS shall no longer exist within the Kingdom; nevertheless, it permits them to live privately under the spiritual authority of the local Ordinaries, in accordance with the Laws of the Kingdom. ” Issued at Versailles in November 1764—signed LOUIS and the Duke of CHOISEUL—vignette—Handwritten note signed by the Viguier of Roussillon and Vallespir, Perpignan, January 8, 1765. Poster (49 x 36) Cond
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:01 PM
123 - LEFEVRE D’ORMESSON, Henry François de Paule (Paris 1681–1756) Magistrate, Intendant of FINANCE 1722–56; he founded the Corps des PONTS et CHAUSSÉES, Councilor of State – Letter signed by d’ORMESSON, Paris, February 5, 1766, to the Viscount de CLERMONT CRÈVECŒUR in NANCY: “I have received the letter… and the documents and certificates regarding your request for a position at the Maison de SAINT-CYR on behalf of Mademoiselle de CLERMONT CRÈVECŒUR, your daughter. I had an extrac
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:02 PM
124 - MANUFACTURES. FOREIGN DYE WOODS. 1766. “Decree of the King’s Council of State ordering that dye woods imported from abroad shall be subject to a duty of forty sous per quintal at all points of entry into the Kingdom: That those transported to the various provinces of the Kingdom shall be exempt from all transit duties, and that those exported abroad shall uniformly pay, at all points of exit from the Kingdom, twelve sous per quintal. “ – VERSAILLES (78) May 9, 1766. Large vignette – si
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:02 PM
125 - GOVERNORS and LIEUTENANTS of the KING. 1766. Decree of the King’s Council of State concerning the Offices of GOVERNORS and LIEUTENANTS of the KING, established in all the ENCLOSED TOWNS of the Kingdom by the Edict of November 1733.” Issued by the Council, in the presence of the King, at VERSAILLES (78) on June 1, 1766 – Royal vignette. Printed in MONTPELLIER (Hérault), by ROCHARD, the King’s sole printer, Place du Petit-Scel. 1766. Poster (58 x 43) Condition B, marbling
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:03 PM
126 - DUCHY OF AOSTA—Patents of CHARLES-EMMANUEL, King of Sardinia, Cyprus, and Jerusalem, Duke of SAVOY, of Montferrat, Prince of Piedmont, etc., “by which it is ordered that the individual measurement and appraisal of each parcel of land in the Duchy of AOSTA be carried out. ” Dated August 4, 1767. Vignette bearing the coat of arms of Charles Emmanuel and a drop cap. Printed, 4 pp., in-4°, in Turin, by the Royal Printing Office.
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€80
Until November 24 | 01:03 PM
127 - HÉRAULT. 1767. ARTS AND CRAFTS. Decree of the King’s Council of State establishing regulations for the arts and crafts professions, and other professions relevant to commerce, that are not governed by a guild. August 23, 1767 – Signed PHELYPEAUX – Royal vignette. Printed in MONTPELLIER (34) by the Printing House of Augustin François ROCHARD, Sole Printer to the King, Place du Petit-Scel, 1767. Poster (74 x 53) Condition B
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:04 PM
128 - BRITTANY. 1767. “Decree of the King’s Council of State, ordering that NOTARIES, clerks, and other officials shall not be prosecuted at any time for additional fees arising from deeds they have had duly formalized; and that no claims for additional fees or appeals may be brought against the contracting parties, any claims for additional fees or appeals two years after the deeds have been verified, registered, and sealed, whether the receipts issued by the clerks were provided with a reservati
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:04 PM
129 - PICARDY CANAL. “Letters Patent from the KING, ordering that justice on the PICARDY CANAL shall henceforth be administered in the King’s name, and that the officers previously appointed to administer this justice shall continue to perform their duties, without being required to make new arrangements or undergo a new appointment ceremony.”—Issued at VERSAILLES on Dec. 5, 1767—Printed in PARIS, by PRAULT, 4 pp., in-4°—Header.
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€80
Until November 24 | 01:05 PM
130 - Étienne MAYNON D'INVAULT (or D'INVAU) Economist and statesman. (1721-1801) Intendant de la Généralité d'AMIENS, Contrôleur général des Finances - VERSAILLES (Yvelines), January 5, 1769. Letter signed D'INVAU, (Conseiller d'État Surnuméraire en 1766) - 1p in-folio: "The King (Louis XV), having ordered, Sir, that an increase of one Tenth be made on the Rôles de Capitation which stop each year at the Council, to provide for the new expense required by the Service de la Maréchaussée, I b
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:05 PM
131 - Maréchal de STAINVILLE, Jacques Philippe de CHOISEUL (Lunéville/ Meurthe-et-Moselle 1727 - Strasbourg 1789) Comte, then in 1786, Duc de Choiseul-Stainville, Baron de Demange, Militaire, Lieutenant-général des Armées du Roy, Maréchal de France in 1783, Gouverneur général de l'Alsace - Letter signed "STAINVILLE", Paris, January 19, 1769, to Madame La Mire de Chatenay. 3 pages in-8° : "I am very sensitive, Madame, to your wishes for me on the occasion of the New Year... I will not lose sig
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:06 PM
132 - AUDE. CARCASSONNE. 1769. “LIST OF DEEDS filed with all the notaries in the city of CARCASSONNE.” (Note: Maître BONNET has the deeds of... Maître VIGUERIE... acknowledgments from various notaries, the community of the City of Carcassonne, etc.). . Printed in Carcassonne by R. Heirisson’s Printing House. 1769. Vignette. (foxing spots). Poster (54 x 43) Condition C, marbling.
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€80
Until November 24 | 01:06 PM
133 - COMMINGES. GERS. “Decree of the King’s Council of State (Louis XV), ordering the sale, as part of a financial commitment, of the estates of SAMATAN (Gers), CADOURS (Haute-Garonne), and SAVIGNAC-DEL-REY (Gers), located in the County of Comminges and in the Jurisdiction of VERDUN (Verdun-sur-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne), the Generality of AUCH, and the land known as d’AUSSIAC, to the Consulate of BURGAULT.” August 13, 1770. Printed in AUCH by Étienne DUPRAT, the King’s sole privileged prin
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:07 PM
134 - Louis Jean Marie De BOURBON, Duc de PENTHIEVRE (Rambouillet/ Yvelines 1725-1793) Admiral and Grand Veneur of France, Governor of Brittany, son of the Comte de Toulouse -Letter signed "L. J. M. De BOURBON", to the Comte de LA MARCK, in RAMBOUILLET (Yvelines) on November 29, 1770. 1 page (22 x 17 cm): "I have received, Monsieur le Comte, the letter you took the trouble to write me on the 24th of this month; I would infinitely like to be able to second your views in favor of Mademoiselle VISDELON,
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:07 PM
135 - ALSACE-LORRAINE. “Map of the Provinces of LORRAINE and ALSACE, designed and projected onto the sky by Mr. BONNE, Master of Mathematics. ” Printed in Paris by LATTRÉ, on Rue St. Jacques, under the sign “À la Ville de Bordeaux,” with a royal privilege (Louis XV), 1771: Bailiwick of Remiremont, Metz Region, Bailiwick of Bar, Bailiwick of Nancy, Haute Sundgau (sic Suntgaw), etc. (the Meuse, the Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle, the Vosges, the Bas-Rhin, and the Haut-Rhin.) Map (38.5 x 52 cm) Co
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:08 PM
136 - LÉOPOLD 1er de LORRAINE (Innsbruck 1729 - Lunéville/ Meurthe-et-Moselle 1729) Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1690 to 1729 - Manuscript of 8 pages (36 x 23.5 cm) from NANCY April 2, 1771. Petition for Noble Charles Guillaume PACQUOTTE, Doctor of Medicine and Surgeon in the University of PONT-A-MOUSSON, who complains that the Master Surgeons of NANCY examine those who present themselves, even if he presents a certificate of capacity. "In a spirit of jealousy and self-interest, Messieurs les chiru
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€300
Until November 24 | 01:08 PM
137 - PAS-DE-CALAIS. 2 Engraved military discharge certificates: REGIMENT OF FLANDERS, French Infantry. Military leave to join the Paris Militia Battalion, issued in SAINT-OMER on July 6, 1771, granted to Nicolas Philippeaux, a soldier native of Paris. Document signed by the officers. Regimental wax seal. Certificate (21 x 29 cm) + 108½th Infantry Brigade. Unconditional military discharge issued in ARRAS on July 6, 1796, Year 4 of the French Republic, for Citizen Jean Louis PONT, Captain, a native of
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:09 PM
138 - MONTMORENCY-LUXEMBOURG-TINGRY. Certificate signed in his name and titles: "Charles François Christian de Montmorency-Luxembourg (1713 - 1787), Premier Baron Chrétien de France, Duc de Beaumont, Prince de Tingry, Marquis de Bréval, Chevalier des Ordres du Roi, Capitaine des Gardes-du-Corps de Sa Majesté (Louis XV), Lieutenant-Général de ses armées et de la province de Flandres, Gouverneur des Ville et Citadelle de Valenciennes." "Certifions que le Roi a ordonné de donner Congé absolu au
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:09 PM
139 - BURGUNDY, BRESSE, BUGEY, VALROMEY. NOTARIES and CLERKS. 1773. “Decree of the King’s Council of State, ordering that notaries, clerks, and others transcribe in full, in the certified copies or extracts of the deeds they issue, the receipts or statements of duties that have been affixed to the original documents, and that they shall include therein the name of the clerk, the name of the office, the amount of the sums paid, and the date of verification and registration, on pain of a fine of two
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:10 PM
140 - Louis Pierre de CHASTENEY, Count of PUYSÉGUR—Letter signed in Paris on December 13, 1773, to Mr. de MONTAGNAC. 2 pages, in-8°: “… I reiterated to the Minister the request I had previously made, to provide you with a way to return to service. At this time, you can only do so through a majority appointment in a Provincial Regiment, and he told Mr. CHARLOT in my presence to remind him of this request as soon as a vacancy arises in one of the regiments in your vicinity. The Marquis de MONTEY
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€80
Until November 24 | 01:10 PM
141 - DEUX-SÈVRES. POITOU. Louis Jacques d'ABBAYE (Melle/ Deux-Sèvres 1735 - 1818) Member of the Provincial Assembly of Poitou, Deputy to the Estates-General of 1789 - Autograph letter signed "D'ABBAYE" from MELLE (Deux-Sèvres) May 8, 1774: Monsieur et cher Amy. Immediately upon receipt of your package, and on the same day, we had the intended significations made by Sieurs Garnier and Breton, cy joint and the report which we ask you to do all that will be appropriate with the exactitude and vigilan
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€200
Until November 24 | 01:11 PM
142 - MORBIHAN. LORIENT. 3 LETTERS: 2 business letters, addressed to RAYMOND & Company in BORDEAUX: LORIENT, June 6, 1774: “…One of our Chinese ships has already arrived. The others will not be long in coming, and I will gladly fulfill your order… I have sold only 16 ordinary pieces of your painted canvases this year...” + LORIENT, Nov. 20, 1780: “…You mention that, since you cannot make the trip to Brittany due to the two ships you are expecting from Mr. de GUICHEN’s convoy, you ask
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:11 PM
143 - GIRONDE. COMMERCE. 4 business letters addressed to RAYMOND & Company in BORDEAUX: LYON, November 14, 1775 + LYON, June 10, 1777. Sale of Swiss linen; request for samples + BAYONNE, April 11, 1780. Sale of handkerchiefs; place your trust in the firm DAUBAGNAC & Co. of this city + BRUSSELS, January 30, 1783. “…Your package has reached us (shipping costs from Ostend to Tournay)… There are no blue guineas here, and we believe you will have difficulty finding any. This item was exported
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€80
Until November 24 | 01:12 PM
144 - Louis Antoine de GONTAUT, Duc de BIRON, Marshal of France in 1757 (1701- 1788) Colonel of the French Guard Regiment. Governor and Lieutenant General of Languedoc in 1775 - Letter signed "Le Maréchal Duc de BIRON", Paris, June 13, 1775. 1 folio page, to Marshal DU MUY; He sends him a copy of a letter from M. PRIEUR Commissaire des guerres "au sujet du Sel et du Tabac que les préposés refusent de fournir aux troupes sous le prétexte qu'ils n'ont pas reçu à ce sujet aucun ordre de MM. Les Fer
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:12 PM
145 - DAUPHINÉ. "Ordonnance du Bureau des Finances et de la Chambre du Domaine de la Généralité du Dauphiné, sur le fait de la VOIRIE, du 3 Août 1775 (Grandes routes, routes particulières.) Fait à Grenoble (Isère) le 3 Août 1775. De l'Imprimerie de la Veuve d'André Giroud, au Palais, 1775. Folder (88 x 60 cm) Condition B+.
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:13 PM
146 - PARIS. 1776. DAUPHINE. NOBILITY and CLERGY. “Declaration by the King, ordering the presentation to the Court of AIDES in PARIS of the titles and documents previously registered there, concerning the nobility and the privileges of SECULAR and REGULAR COMMUNITIES. ” – Issued at VERSAILLES on March 11, 1776 – Signed LOUIS XVI, de LAMOIGNON, and TURGOT – Vignette – Printed by the Dauphiné in GRENOBLE (Isère), at the Widow Faure’s. Poster (61 x 46) Condition B+.
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:13 PM
147 - Michel BOUVARD DE FOURQUEUX (Paris 1719–1789), Comptroller General of Finances and Minister of State, 1787—Letter signed “DE FOURQUEUX,” to Mr. VALFRAMBERT - PARIS, May 7, 1776 - 1 page, in-4°: “I have examined, Sir, the draft budget for the King’s Bridges and Roads Department of the Bordeaux Generality for the fiscal year 1774, and having found it to be in order, I had it approved without any changes by the Comptroller General. I am sending the copy pertaining to you to the Intenda
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:14 PM
148 - SANTO DOMINGO. Béarn Regiment. Document signed by the Commander and the Captain Adjutant of the 4th Battalion detached to Santo Domingo, and by the Inspector General of Infantry. Dated at Cap Français (Santo Domingo) on July 5, 1776—Regimental wax seal. 1 folio page—Certificate for “Jean LOUVET, known as Desmarets, Corporal in the said Regiment, having served there from 1750 to 1776.... It is the King’s intention that he receive the full pay of the rank of Corporal in FOUGÈRES, Britta
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:14 PM
149 - VAUCLUSE. 2 pages: MEMORA D’AVIGNON (Avenione) in Latin—for Joannes Bufet, who died in 1753 – Document signed by Touzet, certifying it as a true copy of the original, issued in AVIGNON on January 16, 1777 – 1½ pages folio, partially printed – small seal under the paper. Superb vignette featuring angels and a miter + VAUCLUSE. MADDER MILL IN ENTRAIGUES (on the Sorgue River) January 5, 1833 - SHIPPING DOCUMENT from BIGONET & Co., merchants in Avignon (letterhead) for 8 barrels of su
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:15 PM
150 - VIENNE. TOURS. “Order of His Excellency the Intendant of the Generality of TOURS, sentencing a militiaman to serve ten years of the term prescribed by the Ordinance for having enlisted in a regiment. ” February 5, 1777. “François Pierre Du CLUZE, Knight, Marquis of Montpipeau, Baron of Chevay… Intendant of the Generality of TOURS… Sentences Jean DUBOIS, a Provincial Soldier from the 1775 draft, of the Parish of Meurs, to serve 10 additional years for having enlisted in the Saintonge R
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:15 PM
151 - LYON. (AIN). PRIVILEGES OF COURIER SERVICES. “By the King. Ordinance of Monseigneur DE FLESSELLES, Intendant of the City and General District of LYON. Which sentences Claude Tissot, a carrier residing in BELLEY (01), to a fine of five hundred livres and to the confiscation of the horses and wagon seized from him, for having contravened the Edicts, Declarations and Rulings concerning the Privileges of Courier Services, dated October 18, 1777.” Details of the facts. (short margins, first line
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€40
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152 - HÉRAULT. 1777. “Police ORDER of the City of BÉZIERS, prohibiting coppersmiths, carpenters, coopers, and other artisans from working in the streets and obstructing passage.” Oct. 18, 1777. Coat-of-arms vignette. (Ink scorch marks, reinforced) Poster (45 x 35) Condition C
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€60
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153 - INDRE-ET-LOIRE. TOURAINE. 1777. “Declaration of the King’s Council of State concerning the distribution of the VINGTIÈMES: and abolishing the Vingtièmes d’Industrie in towns, villages, and the countryside” dated November 2, 1777 – Signed (printed) AMELOT – Published by François Pierre DU CLUZEL, Knight, Marquis de Montpipeau, Baron de Cheray… Intendant of the Generality of TOURS. Vignette – Printed in TOURS, by Auguste Vauquer. Placard (59 x 46). Condition B
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:17 PM
154 - Armand Joseph BÉTHUNE Duc de CHAROST (1728 - Versailles 1800) He made a name for himself through his Philanthropy and his zeal for the progress of Agriculture and Industry - Letter A.S. Paris November 15, 1777: "Affairs of departure, Sir, those which left me little leisure on my arrival delayed the dispatch of the two letters you desire, which I would not forget nonetheless. I can send them here and wish you all the success your honesty deserves...". 1 page in-8°.
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:17 PM
155 - Jean-Baptiste VAQUETTE de GRIBEAUVAL (Amiens, Somme, 1715 – Paris, 1789), Lieutenant General and Engineer. It was thanks to his reforms that the French artillery, at the start of the Revolution, was by far the best in Europe. The calibers in use for a century were established during his tenure. Letter A.S., Paris, March 19, 1778, to Mr. Lesansguerre. 2 pages, in-4°: He expresses great satisfaction with Mr. de Miscault’s work, “...As for the foundations, which are said to have been laid to
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€200
Until November 24 | 01:18 PM
156 - ROHAN-CHABOT. BRITTANY. Louis Antoine Auguste de ROHAN-CHABOT (1733–1807), 6th Duke of ROHAN in 1775, Lord of BLAIN (Loire-Atlantique) – Letter signed “The Duke of ROHAN,” written from the Château de BLAIN (sic Blein) on May 19, 1778, to Mr. VISDELOU DE LISCOUET. 1 page, in-8°: “I would be very flattered, Sir, to have the pleasure of seeing you here along with your brothers-in-law; but there is no need for you to go to the trouble of coming here to present your title deeds for the la
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€150
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157 - FLANDERS. REVIN, ARDENNES. Signed on his letterhead: "Charles François Joseph de CASTÉELE, Chevalier, Conseiller du Roi en ses Conseils, et son Procureur-Général au Parlement de Flandre". "Vu par nous le procès-verbal de visite des chemins de la Paroisse de REVIN par le Sieur Gauthier notre substitut en la Prévôté Royale du Comté d'AGIMONT. Nous avons taxé les honoraires du Sieur Gauthier résultant de ladite visite, y compris son transport et retour, lesquelles sommes leur seront pay�
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:19 PM
158 - LOUIS XVI. ROYAL POLAND Regiment. Signed by King LOUIS XVI (Secretary) countersigned by the Prince de MONTBAREY (Besançon/Doubs 1732 - 1796), Secretary of State for War. Brevet de Sous-Lieutenant en la Compagnie de MESTRE DE CAMP dans le Régiment ROYAL POLOGNE, for Sieur Louis Eugène BŒUVRE D'AUVAY, given by His Majesty Louis XVI on April 8, 1779, "le Roy étant à Versailles...". Vellum (26.5 x 36 cm)
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:19 PM
159 - Philippe de Noailles, Duc de MOUCHY, Maréchal de France in 1775 - Letter A.S. "N. Maal Duc de MOUCHY" Paris December 5, 1779 - 2 pages in-8° : "I know all the good things there are to say about Mr. your son-in-law, Sir, and I would be very happy to contribute to his having the position you desire for him. If Mr. le Comte de BASSOMPIERE and the Inspector have sent the memorandum to Mr. le Prince de MONTBAREY I will support it with great pleasure, but it is a necessary prerequisite, without whic
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:20 PM
160 - DU CHÂTELET D'HARAUCOURT-LOMONT (Louis-Marie-Florent, Duc de) 1727-1793, Député aux États-Généraux bailliage de BAR LE DUC; Constituant, Colonel des Gardes Françaises; Guillotined after attempting suicide in prison. RÉGIMENT D'ARMAGNAC - Signed "le Duc du CHÂTELET" Paris, December 12, 1779. "The Duc du CHÂTELET, authorized by M. le Marquis de LIVAROT, Colonel Commandant of the Régiment d'Armagnac requests for Sieur Antoine De BASSIGNY, aged 16 and a volunteer in the Régiment du Roi,
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€100
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161 - RHÔNE. Antoine François PROST de ROYER, Écuyer, Ancien Échevin et Lieutenant-Général de la Ville de LYON, Général Provincial Des Monnaies (Lyon/ Rhône 1729 - Lyon 1784). Designed and engraved by Charles BOILY. Engraving (43.5 x 31 cm), mounted on cardboard.
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:21 PM
162 - SOIES known as NAQUIN. "Arrêt du Conseil d'État du Roi (Louis XVI), qui permet l'entrée dans le Royaume par SEPTEMES (Bouches-du-Rhône), le PONT-DE-BEAUVOISIN (Isère), le Bureau de Longerai et le Port de ROUEN (Seine-Maritime), des Soies blanches dites Nanquin : Et fixe le Droit qu'elles acquitteront." of January 11, 1781. Published by DES GALOIS Intendant en Provence. Printed in AIX (13) by Esprit Davis, Printer to the King and the Intendant. 1781. Folder (52 x 41 cm) Condition A
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:21 PM
163 - POLIGNAC (Armand Jules François De) Claye-Souilly 1746 - 1817) 1st Duke of POLIGNAC, Captain of the ROYAL-DRAGONS Regiment. In 1767, he married Yolande De POLASTRON, Friend of Queen MARIE-ANTOINETTE and Gouvernante des Enfants de France - Letter signed PARIS May 2, 1781. 2 pages in-8° : "Knowing, Sir, the desire you have to relieve suffering humanity, to procure for the widow of a man named CRAVOISIER, in whom I am interested, a place at the Incurables; Her great age and her pressing needs lea
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€200
Until November 24 | 01:22 PM
164 - Maréchal de CASTRIES. Charles Eugène Gabriel de la Croix, Marquis de CASTRIES, Marshal of France in 1783 - Letter signed "CASTRIES" in VERSAILLES, November 4, 1781 - to M. le Marquis de VOYER - 1p in-8° : "... I have fulfilled the commitment which was previously made in favor of M. du PERRÉ and have appointed him to the position of Treasurer of the Invalides de la Marine. I am very pleased, sir, that his appointment may please you...".
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:22 PM
165 - DE BATZ DE TRENQUELLÉON. LOT-ET-GARONNE. GERS. 2 Letters from Charles de BATZ, knight, Baron of Trenquelléon, Lord of Le Guay and Saint-Julien, born in 1712 (The Château de TRENQUELLÉON was built in FEUQUEROLLES, in Lot-et-Garonne) - Autograph letter signed “Le Chevalier de BATZ” in Nérac, (Gers) January 10, 1782, addressed to Mr. De BAZIGNAN, Commander of the Order of Saint Lazarus, in AGEN (Lot-et-Garonne): “I always receive with renewed pleasure, my dear Commander, the tokens of yo
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:23 PM
166 - MARNE. REIMS. 1782. SMUGGLED SALT: “Sovereign Judgment of March 25, 1782, rendered by Our Lords the King’s Commissioners, appointed by His Majesty to the Commission established in REIMS by letters patent dated November 21, 1765. Which sentences Charles TROUVÉ, known as DESBRELEUX, of the village of BUSIGNY (Nord), to nine years in the galleys and a fine of 400 livres, for repeat offenses of salt smuggling. ” — Issued by the Criminal Chamber of REIMS (51) — Printed in REIMS by JEUNEHOM
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€80
Until November 24 | 01:23 PM
167 - Maréchal de STAINVILLE, Jacques Philippe de CHOISEUL (Lunéville/ Meurthe-et-Moselle 1727 - Strasbourg 1789) Comte, then in 1786, Duc de Choiseul-Stainville, Baron de Demange, Militaire, Lieutenant-général des Armées du Roy, Maréchal de France in 1783, Gouverneur général de l'Alsace - Letter signed Maréchal de STAINVILLE, Paris, June 28, 1783, to Mr le Vicomte DU HAUTOY Maréchal de Camp. 1 page in-8° : "I gratefully receive, Sir, the compliment you are kind enough to pay me concerning
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:24 PM
168 - VAUCLUSE. AVIGNON. CAVAILLON. 7 Letters (1783–1814), namely: Letter from CAVAILLON dated November 5, 1783, signed by the Abbé de CROUSNILHON, Provost of CAVAILLON Cathedral and executor of the will of the Abbé de GUAST, addressed to Mr. de BRESSE, son, at Le Thor (LE THOR, Vaucluse), wax seal bearing the coat of arms + A long letter from Avignon dated February 13, 1786, signed by RAOUSSET-BOULBON, addressed to the Marquis de RAOUSSET SEILLONS, Counselor to the Parliament of Provence in Aix-e
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€100
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169 - LOUIS XVI. ARNOLFINI DE MAGNAC. “Release from Noble Custody for the Marquis de MAGNAC,” as is our pleasure, issued at VERSAILLES on February 14, 1784. Document signed by King LOUIS XVI (Secretary), countersigned by PHELYPEAUX. Vellum (44 x 57 cm): “…Our dear and beloved Jules Bertrand DARNO FINI de MAGNAC (ARNOLFINI DE MAGNAC), son of Jules DARNO FINI, Marquis de MAGNAC, who was Lieutenant General of our armies, having reached the age of majority required by custom, wishes to be admitted
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:25 PM
170 - MANUFACTURING. CALONNE. Signed by Charles Alexandre CALONNE, Economist, Comptroller General of Finances under Louis XVI, Minister of State (Douai 1734 - 1802). Nomination du Sieur RICROC comme Élève SURNUMÉRAIRE sans appointements des MANUFACTURES de Draps, étoffes de laine, et toileries et autres objets de commerce - Fait à Paris, le 31 août 1784 - 1p grand in-folio.
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€100
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171 - DE GRAVIER (Family from the DORDOGNE). Saint-Domingue. Lawsuit between brothers, 1785–86 – 25 documents: Petition signed by the Count de GRAVIER, addressed to our Lords the Marshals of France, stating “that upon his return from St. DOMINGUE to France, he was cast ashore by a storm on the coast of Ireland, spent four months in England... upon arriving in Paris, he was taken to the Abbaye prison by order of Marshal de RICHELIEU... he requests to know the reasons for his detention... 1785”
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€200
Until November 24 | 01:26 PM
172 - Victurnien Jean Baptiste de ROCHECHOUART DE MORTEMART, Prince de TONNAY-CHARENTE (Everly/ Seine-et-Marne 1752 - 1812) Officer and Deputy of the Nobility at the 1789 Estates-General of the Bailliage of SENS (YONNE). 10th Duke of Mortemart in 1771. Emigrated in 1791, Pair de France - Autograph letter signed "Le Duc de MORTEMART" Paris, March 10, 1785, to Mr le Chevalier de PISANÇON in Grenoble: "In order for me to request a Congé such as you desire, Monsieur, you must be good enough to send me c
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€100
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173 - AVEYRON. Seignelay COLBERT de CASTLE-HILL (1735–1811, man of the Church, Bishop of RODEZ from 1781 until his death and President of the Provincial Assembly of HAUTE-GUIENNE, Deputy of the Clergy to the Estates-General representing the Seneschalsy of RODEZ and to the Constituent Assembly) - Letter signed as Bishop of RODEZ, 3 pages, large 8vo, Paris, June 26, 1785, to the Count of Barnawal (Peer of Ireland): He responds belatedly to the letter, stating, “The important affairs of the Assembly
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:27 PM
174 - THE ESTATE OF ALBRET AND PARDAILLAN OF GONDRIN. Trial of 1788. “Summary for His Highness the Prince of LAMBESC; Against His Highness the Prince of MONTBAREY; in the presence of Her Highness the Duchess of BOUILLON. ” Published by the Widow Hérissant, Rue Neuve Notre-Dame, 1788; 19 pages, in-4°: “The Prince of MONTBAREY claims, by virtue of Jeanne d’ALBRET, Marquise de RÉBÉ, his great-great-great-grandmother, who died in 1657, the statutory share of the estates of Henry d’ALBRET, th
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€100
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175 - PAS-DE-CALAIS, FLANDERS, and ARTOIS, 1788. Document signed by ESMANGART as “Knight, Lord of Montigny, des Bordes... Advisor to the King... Master of Requests... Intendant of Justice, Police, and Finance in Flanders and Artois.” (Printed header, vignette) – 2 folio pages: “... We therefore instruct the War Commissioners in charge of the police at the said Military Hospital of ARRAS to acknowledge and appoint the said Sieur ROCHE to the position of Assistant Surgeon... January 14, 1788.”
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:28 PM
176 - Edme MENTELLE, Géographe (Paris 1730 - 1815) Author of numerous works and an Atlas universelle - Autograph letter signed Monday, February 25, 1788, to his friend d'AUBAS Secrétaire du Garde-meuble du Roy. 4 pages in-8° : " Nous sommes, Monsieur et très obligant ami, au 25 de Février. This is very close to the 28th. Then I'll have to pay again. I am overwhelmed not to receive any news, although I could reasonably expect it. I am ashamed of the inconvenience I am causing you. But I am in grea
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€300
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177 - HAUTES-ALPES. Letter from ASPREMONT dated June 8, 1788, signed by Madame d’ASPREMONT DE LA GARDE, addressed to Abbé ANGLÈS, Canon of the Church of Notre Dame in Grenoble. 2 pages, in-8°
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€60
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178 - PERPIGNAN (Pyrénées-Orientales). 1789. HEREDITARY NOBILITY. “Letters Patent from the King (Louis XVI), which, confirming the various titles by virtue of which registered citizens of PERPIGNAN enjoy hereditary nobility, stipulate that no person may henceforth attain it, either by election or by virtue of Letters from the Sovereign.” February 1789 – Royal vignette. Printed in PERPIGNAN, by Joseph François REYNIER, printer to the King and the Sovereign Council of Roussillon, Rue St. Jean;
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€100
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179 - LOZÈRE. Marc Antoine CHARRIER DE NASBINALS, Notary, Deputy for GÉVAUDAN in 1789 (1755 – Guillotined in RODEZ, Aveyron, in 1793) A counter-revolutionary, he led an insurrection in Gévaudan. Drawing by Mercier. Engraving by J. F. Allais. General Collection of Portraits of the Deputies to the National Assembly held in Versailles on May 4, 1789. Printed in Paris by Vachez, under the colonnades of the Palais Royal, No. 258. Full margins (34.5 x 26 cm). Condition A
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€100
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180 - François de BONAL, Bishop of Clermont-Ferrand, Deputy for CLERMONT to the National Assembly of 1789 (Château de Bonal in the Agen region, 1734–1800). Engraving (25 x 18.5 cm) by Labasye, drawn by Courbe, engraved by A. In Paris, published by Sieur Dejabin, 4 Place du Carrousel
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€80
Until November 24 | 01:30 PM
181 - Anne Antoine Jules de CLERMONT-TONNERRE, Bishop and Count of CHALONS, Peer of France, Deputy for the Bailiwick of CHÂLONS-SUR-MARNE to the National Assembly of 1789, Cardinal in 1829 (Paris 1749 – Toulouse 1830). Engraving (25.5 x 19 cm) by Labadye, drawn by Courbe.
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€80
Until November 24 | 01:31 PM
182 - GARD. Pierre Marie Magdeleine CORTOIS DE BALORE, Bishop of NÎMES, Deputy of the Clergy of NÎMES to the Estates-General of 1789 (Dijon 1736–1812). Engraving (28 x 20.5 cm) by Labadye, drawn by Le Tellier. Published in Paris by Sieur Dejabin, 4 Place du Carrousel. Foxing spots
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€60
Until November 24 | 01:31 PM
183 - ILLE-ET-VILAINE. Michel GÉRARD, Breton farmer, Deputy of ST MARTIN DE RENNES in Brittany in 1789 (Rennes, parish of Saint Martin 1737 - 1815). The only French peasant elected to the Estates-General of 1789. A Paris chez Le Vachez sous les colonnades du Palais Royal N° 258. Engraving (30 x 22)
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€100
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184 - Jean Georges LE FRANC de POMPIGNAN, Archbishop of VIENNE, Deputy from the DAUPHINÉ to the Estates-General of 1789 (Montauban 1715 – 1790). Engraving (22 x 13 cm). Design by Labadye; engraved by Courbe. Published in Paris by Sieur Dejabin, publisher, at 4 Place du Carrousel. Trimmed margins
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€60
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185 - AISNE. Claude MAROLLES, parish priest of St. Jean de St. Quentin, deputy for the Bailiwick of SAINT QUENTIN in the National Assembly of 1789. Constitutional Bishop of Aisne in 1794. (St. Quentin 1753–1794). Engraving (22 x 13.5 cm) by Moreau. Trimmed margins
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€60
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186 - VAR. Jean Joseph RIGOUARD, parish priest, deputy for the Seneschalsy of Toulon in the National Assembly of 1789, Constitutional Bishop of the VAR. (Solliès-Pont, Var, 1735–1800). Engraving (28 x 21 cm) by Godefroy, drawn by Massard.
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€80
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187 - Honoré Joseph ROYER, Deputy for the Clergy of ARLES in the National Assembly of 1789 (Arles (13) 1739 – Guillotined in Paris, 1794). Engraving (29 x 21 cm) by Labadye. See engraving. In Paris, published by Sieur Dejabin, 4 Place du Carrousel
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€80
Until November 24 | 01:34 PM
188 - Jean Louis D’USSON DE BONNAC, Bishop of Agen, Deputy of the Clergy of Agen to the Estates-General of 1789. (Solothurn 1734–1821). Engraving (21 x 13 cm), designed by Moreau, engraved by Teniers. Published in Paris by Sieur Dejabin, 4 Place du Carrousel. Trimmed margins
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€60
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189 - Jean Baptiste ROYER, parish priest of Chavannes, deputy for AVAL in Franche-Comté to the National Assembly of 1789. Constitutional Bishop of Ain, then of Seine; delegate to the National Convention from Ain (Cuiseaux (71) 1733 – Besançon 1807). Engraving (30 x 21.5 cm) by Labadye, drawn and engraved by Courbe. Published in Paris by Sieur Dejabin, publisher, at 4 Place du Carrousel.
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€80
Until November 24 | 01:35 PM
190 - Anne Alexandre Marie THIBAULT, Parish Priest of Souppes (77), Deputy for NEMOURS in the National Assembly of 1789, Member of the Convention for CANTAL (1747–1813). Engraving (22 x 13 cm) by Turlure, drawn by Chatelain, engraved by Marges réduites
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€60
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191 - Louis René BUFFY, Notaire, Député du Tiers aux États-Généraux par le Bailliage de DOURDAN, le 29 Mars 1789 (Dourdan/ Essonne 1742 - Dourdan 1793) - Official engraving of his profile portrait, drawn by Isabey, and engraved by Courbe (26 x 18.5 cm).
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€80
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192 - Charles DUVAL D’ÉPRÉMESNIL, Councilor to the Parliament of PARIS, Deputy for the Provostship and Viscount of PARIS in the Estates-General of 1789 (Pondicherry 1746–1794). Etching and burin engraving (47 x 30 cm). Duplessi-Bertaux, Year 8 (1804)
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€80
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193 - General SALLE (Jean Charlemagne Maynier de La) Publy (Jura) 1749–1819—Promoted to general in 1790, imprisoned during the Reign of Terror—Letter A.S. “The Count de La SALLE,” from the Château d’Huyset near BRAINE (Aisne) in the Soissonnais region, December 4, 1789—to Mr. BAUGRAY—1 p., in-4°: “Since the individual named Jean DROYER, who deserted from my regiment last September, Sir, has been arrested by the gendarmerie; and since this has been reported to the Minister of War, I
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:37 PM
194 - LOIRET. Privilege of the WIGMAKERS OF ORLEANS. “Police Matter. Summary of the case for the ladies’ hairdressers of the City of Orleans, defendants; against the master wigmakers of the said city, plaintiffs. ” Published by Jacob the Elder, rue de l’Escrivinerie; 4 pages, in-4°. “...the Master Wigmakers of this city still dare to demand today the continuation of the writ of December 24, 1789, seeking to have the Defendants ordered to pay the Plaintiffs the sum of 36 livres for eighteen
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€80
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195 - NORD. 2 Congés militaires 1790- 1792, some defects: RÉGIMENT DE BRIE INFANTERIE. Congé militaire fait à CONDÉ (Condé-sur-l'Escaut, Nord) le 11 Janvier 1790, pour GUY, Grenadier, natif de la Juridiction de LURE, Franche-Comté. Signed Le Vicomte du BUAL Lieutenant pour le Roi (21 x 28 cm) + 68e RÉGIMENT D'INFANTERIE. Congé militaire fait à CAMBRAI (Nord) le 15 Janvier 1792, délivré au Sergent Joseph FLOUR, natif d'Avignon, qui a servi sa Majesté avec fidélité. Signed by the Regiment
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:38 PM
196 - SUPPRESSION DES LETTRES DE CACHET. "Proclamation of the King, (Louis XVI) on the decree of the National Assembly, concerning Prisoners detained by virtue of particular orders." of January 15, 1790: "... despite the statements which have been given to his Commissioners by the King's Ministers, several former detentions may be unknown to the Ministers themselves, especially if they have taken place, by virtue of orders from Commanders, Intendants or other agents of the executive power, decrees: ".
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€200
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197 - Jean-Frédéric De LA TOUR-DU-PIN-GOUVERNET, Comte de PAULIN (Grenoble1728- Guillotiné 1794) Lieutenant-General, Député de SAINTES aux États-Généraux (1789), Minister of War August 4, 1789 - Letter signed Paris May 28, 1790 - 1p in-4° - to M. MISTRAL, Commissaire général de la Marine au Havre: "I have received... the package handed to you by the Captain of the ship LES QUATRE SŒURS arriving from MARTINIQUE, please accept my thanks for your intention...".
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:39 PM
198 - FREE FAIRS. 1790. “Letters Patent from the King, regarding a decree of the National Assembly concerning the Free Fairs. Issued at SAINT-CLOUD (92), July 2, 1790.” Royal vignette featuring angels. “...The Free Fairs shall continue with the same exemptions from duties as in the past...”. Printed in PARIS. Placard (49 x 38) Condition A
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:39 PM
199 - NORTH. CROWN REGIMENT. “We, François de POISSON, Major for the King in the town of QUESNOY, hereby certify that Hubert-Dominique de BIENVENU DUBOURG enlisted as a soldier in my company in the Crown Regiment on May 1, 1767...” - 1 page, oblong in-4° – Document signed by François de POISON, at Quesnoy (Le Quesnoy, Nord), July 3, 1790 – Endorsed “A.S.” by General LASALLE in his capacity as Field Marshal at REIMS, July 12, 1790—and signed by General d’ARAVAY as Aide-de-Camp, forme
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€100
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200 - REVOLUTION. POWDER. "Proclamation du Roi (Louis XVI), sur un Décret de l'Assemblée Nationale, qui a pour but de faire cesser les difficultés qui s'opposaient à la circulation des Poudres et autre Munitions tirées, soit des Arsenaux, soit des Fabriques et Magasins de la Régie des Poudres." July 18, 1790. Published by the Département des Pyrénées-Orientales. Impr. à PERPIGNAN, chez Joseph-François REYNIER, Imprimeur du Roi et du Département, 1790. Folder (46 x 38 cm) Condition B, stain
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€100
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