[FRANCHE-COMTÉ - NOBILITY]. Letter addressed to the King by - Lot 19

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[FRANCHE-COMTÉ - NOBILITY]. Letter addressed to the King by - Lot 19
[FRANCHE-COMTÉ - NOBILITY]. Letter addressed to the King by the nobility of Franche-Comté, S. l., S. n. d. [1788]. In-8 (18 x 12,5) of 26 p. Paperback with marbled paper cover (modern). Very good condition (tiny tear on the last page, reaching one word). Concerns the re-establishment of the States of Franche-Comté in 1788. Contents: Letter addressed to the King by the nobility (Besançon, June 3, 1788, with list of signatories) (p. 1-5) // Answer of M. le principal Ministre [...] to the nobility of Franche-Comté (June 14, 1788) (p. 6-7) // Minutes drawn up by the nobility of Franche-Comté assembled at the priory of Saint Renobert, September 10, 1788 (p. 8-13) // Second letter addressed to the King, by the nobility of Franche-Comté (September 12, 1788) (p. 14-22) // Copy of the letter written by the nobility of Franche-Comté to M. le comte de Brienne, secretary of State to the department of the war, on September 12, 1788 (p. 23-24) // Copy of the letter written by the nobility of Franche-Comté to M. Necker, minister of State, on September 12, 1788 (p. 25-26). Interesting collection revealing the complicated relations between the royal power and the nobility of Franche-Comté in the pre-revolutionary period.
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