ARREST DU CONSEIL D'ESTAT DU ROY, QUI AUTORISE LA NOMINATION FAITE PAR LES DIRECTEURS DE LA COMPAGNIE D'OCCIDENT, DU SR. URBAIN DE LA BARRE, POUR CAISSIER DE LADITE COMPAGNIE. DU 23 OCTOBRE 1717.

[Compagnie d'Occident]: [Law, John]:

Published by Paris. 1717.

About this Item

From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne (1727-94), Minister of Louis XVI, Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française, Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry, which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution, despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 (presumably as an attempt to save his life). A French royal decree authorizing the appointment of Urbain de la Barre as cashier of the Compagnie d'Occident. Wroth records only two copies; no copies in OCLC. Rare. WROTH, ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 614. MAGGS, FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 102 (this copy). Quarto, on a folded folio sheet. Minor foxing; lightly tanned at edge. Contemporary inscription. Near fine.

Seller Inventory # 40656

Bibliographic Details

• Title: ARREST DU CONSEIL D'ESTAT DU ROY, QUI AUTORISE LA NOMINATION FAITE PAR LES DIRECTEURS DE LA COMPAGNIE D'OCCIDENT, DU SR. URBAIN DE LA BARRE, POUR CAISSIER DE LADITE COMPAGNIE. DU 23 OCTOBRE 1717.
• Publisher: Paris. 1717.