Michel de Chamillart Signed Autograph Letter 1698

  
Signed autograph letter from Michel de Chamillart, addressed to the Prosecutor of Bautot, written in ink on a double sheet of watermarked laid paper, on August 23, 1698, in Paris. Michel de Chamillart, renowned minister of Louis XIV, controller of finances, and later Secretary of War, wished for a settlement in an unpleasant matter involving one of his close relatives, Grand Provost of Normandy. Dimensions: 15.7 x 20.2 cm. See photos for more details.

Number of pages: 2 pages. Michel Chamillart, born on January 2, 1654, in Paris, where he died on April 14, 1721, was a French statesman. He served as both Minister of Finances and Minister of War, having to face the financial crisis of 1709 and the War of the Spanish Succession. Autograph letters, old papers, rare books, photographs, engravings, stamps... We appraise and/or purchase your letters, letter collections, and rare books throughout France.

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