[French Colonies in America]:

$650 · Offered by William Reese Company

ARREST DU CONSEIL D'ETAT DU ROI, QUI ORDONNE LE PAYMENT DES RECONNOISSANCES DONNEES PAR LES TRESORIERS DES COLONIES, EN ECHANGE DES LETTRES DE CHANGE TIREES DE LA LOUISIANE, SAINT-DOMINGUE, ... A French royal decree concerning the payment of bills of exchange for the French colonies of Louisiana, Saint-Domingue, Isle-Royale (today Cape Breton Island in Nova Scota) and Martinique. Wroth cites two copies, in the Archives Nationales and the John Carter Brown Library; OCLC locates no further copies. 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).

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