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

$600 · Offered by William Reese Company

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 ... 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.

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