Watson & Co. Antiquarians is pleased to offer this original, hand-written French notarial document dated November 10, 1789. This is a remarkable artifact from the first year of the French Revolution, just months after the storming of the Bastille.
• Official Registry: Features a bold, ornate copperplate-printed Généralité de Limoges tax/control stamp at the top.
• Content: A complex legal act involving members of the Gaudreau and Dumoutier families regarding a settlement of 110 Livres.
• Authenticity: Signed by the Royal Notary at the village of Cavaix. The document consists of two full pages of flowing 18th-century script on handmade laid paper.
• Historical Context: Documents from 1789 are highly sought after by historians, as they represent the final moments of the feudal legal system in France before the sweeping reforms of the National Assembly.
Watson & Co. Antiquarians is pleased to offer this original, hand-written French notarial document dated November 10, 1789. This is a remarkable artifact from the first year of the French Revolution, just months after the storming of the Bastille.
• Official Registry: Features a bold, ornate copperplate-printed Généralité de Limoges tax/control stamp at the top.
• Content: A complex legal act involving members of the Gaudreau and Dumoutier families regarding a settlement of 110 Livres.
• Authenticity: Signed by the Royal Notary at the village of Cavaix. The document consists of two full pages of flowing 18th-century script on handmade laid paper.
• Historical Context: Documents from 1789 are highly sought after by historians, as they represent the final moments of the feudal legal system in France before the sweeping reforms of the National Assembly.
