Contract of loan, Paris, 1754

This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London

  • Reference
    • GB 96 MS 875
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1754
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • French
  • Physical Description
    • Single sheet

Scope and Content

Leaf from a cancelled instrument recording the contract established before two notaries of the court of the Prévôté of Paris, by which Jean Baptiste Godin, of Rue St Denis, undertook to pay annually to Nicolas Avisse, of the Faubourg St Germain, the sum of 250 livres, being the interest on a loan of 5,000 livres. An inscription records the cancelling of the contract: 'Constitution du 8 Mai 1754 de 5,000 livres de Capital. Remboursé'.

Administrative / Biographical History

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Arrangement

Single item.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Given by Dr. Geoffrey John de Cusance Mead in 1977.

Other Finding Aids

Collection level description.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Parchment. 285 x 210 mm.

Archivist's Note

Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Conditions Governing Use

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