ARREST DU CONSEIL D'ESTAT DU ROY, CONCERNANT LES RENTES VIAGERES SUR LA COMPAGNIE DES INDIES. DU 17 SEPTEMBRE 1722

[Compagnie des Indes]

Published by Paris, 1722

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4pp. Quarto, on a folded folio sheet. Minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree concerning life annuities in the Compagnie des Indes. The previous year, the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized, after the Mississippi Bubble burst. Wroth records only one copy, at NYPL; OCLC adds no more. Rare. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne (1727-1794), 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). WROTH, ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 972. MAGGS, FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 254 (this copy). Seller Inventory # WRCAM40666

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Title: ARREST DU CONSEIL D'ESTAT DU ROY, CONCERNANT...
Publisher: Paris
Publication Date: 1722

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