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1746 King Louis XV Era Antique French Handwritten Royal Notary Lease Manuscript Document
4 pages approximately 7.75" by 11.50" 
  • Type: Handwritten Manuscript / Legal Contract
  • Date: 1746 (Ancien Régime / King Louis XV Era)
  • Language: Old French
  • Material: Heavy rag paper / early laid paper
  • Size: 4 Pages total (3 fully written pages, 1 docketing/back page)
  • Location/Region: Monestier, France (mentions "mandement de Monestier")
  • Principal Names: Sieur Jean André Rousson
Detailed Description:
Up for sale is a beautiful, highly detailed 4-page French handwritten legal manuscript dating precisely to 1746 during the reign of King Louis XV.
This Ancien Régime document is a formal "Afferme" (Agricultural/Estate Lease) drawn up by a Royal Notary ("notaire royal soussigné"). It details a 6-year lease ("six années et six récoltes") of a domain and farmlands referred to as the estate of Margayrat within the jurisdiction of Monestier, involving the Sieur Jean André Rousson.
The text outlines specific payment terms in both money and agricultural yields (including grain metrics like cestiers of wheat/grain, livestock provisions, and custom duties typical of 18th-century French feudal law). The left margin of the first page includes detailed legal tallies (e.g., 13 cestiers froment, 6 fromentade).
The fourth page serves as the original archive folder cover, beautifully inscribed with the archival titles: "Dernière afferme" (Last Lease) and "Afferme nouvelle" (New Lease).
Condition Notes:
  • Excellent Antique Condition: The ink remains highly legible, dark, and clear throughout all pages.
  • Authentic age-toning, light fraying, and minor wear along the edges/folds as expected for paper from the mid-1700s.
  • No major structural damage, tears, or text loss.