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Auction: 13050 - Postal History and Historical documents
Lot: 2069

Historical Documents
King Louis XVI
1786 (May) part printed document signed "Louis", Louis XVI, King of France appointing Capt. Claude St. Denis de las Salle to the Regiment of Orleans. Also signed "Louis Joseph de Bourbon" (Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé) after a long postscript in a small hand, and two others. Repaired slits at sides (one with small segment missing) where the letter was sealed, with normal folds, clear of the signature

Louis was King of France (1774-92) when the monarchy was overthrown during the French Revolution. He was guillotined in 1793.

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