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LOUIS XVI, King of France, then King of the French...

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LOUIS XVI, King of France, then King of the French (1754 - Guillotined January 21, 1793.). Receipt signed of the King "LOUIS", (of the hand of the King), made in Paris on October 2, 1790: "Treasurer general of my civil list the Sieur Jean-Baptiste Tourteau de Septeuil, pay cash the sum of 60000 Livres which I ordered to be employed. Advance of the expenses of my House Bouche during the quarter of October of the present year; For the aforementioned sum to be distributed according to the mandates of the Sieur de La Chapelle Commissioner general of my House". On the back, document "acquitted" in Paris on April 30, 1792. 1 page (35 x 23 cm) (Provenance Drouot 2012)