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'.
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
Administrative / Biographical History
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Arrangement
Single item.
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Acquisition Information
Given by Dr. Geoffrey John de Cusance Mead in 1977.
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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.
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