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Manuscript marriage contract : Passy [Paris], 1680 Jan. 24.

BIB_ID
108076
Accession number
MA 25.29
Display Date
1680 Jan. 24.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1904.
Description
1 item (6 p.) ; 35.4 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters, manuscripts, and prints related to Fénelon and Bossuet; see collection record (MA 25) for more information.
Signed by many people in addition to Jacques Bénigne Bossuet (p. 5-6).
Stamped at the top of p. 1 and 3: "Moyen Papier dix-huit den la feuille" around a central symbol with "Generalité de Paris" printed around an image of two scepters under a fleur-de-lis surmounted by a crown.
Watermark: fleur-de-lis surmounting crossed flourish; initials 'DF' below.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1904.
Summary
Marriage contract between Vincent de La Hutterye and Marthe de Combles.