HÉRAULT, GERS. Trade in feathers (poultry... - Lot 337 - Vermot et Associés

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HÉRAULT, GERS. Trade in feathers (poultry... - Lot 337 - Vermot et Associés
HÉRAULT, GERS. Trade in feathers (poultry down) from the GERS. 28 Commercial letters addressed to Françoise GUY born BRUN, in MONTPELLIER (34). From Year 2 (1794) to 1808. Letters of Lorient (2), Condom (4), Mirande (4), Toulouse (10), Livourne (7), Nimes, and Montauban: "Lorient 5 Pluviôse Year 2: Problem with an Assignat, recognized false by the Commissioner verifier of Paris. Few Peppers, those which the Company has are seized by the Government as well as the Other goods...". Mirande 1807, Dispatch of bales of goose feathers and duck feathers "It is at present the moment that one kills the beautiful geese and that each one hastens to come to sell me their feathers, all delighted to give me the preference, which engages me to make this small trade and the gentlemen of Bordeaux requests me to buy all the feather that it will be possible to me, that they will come themselves to receive it at my place at the beginning of January.I must point out to you that the feather which we buy at present is called Plume grâce and that which we will buy after Easter Plume sèche, because we strip our poor animals three times a year while they are still alive... at present we have superb weather... and 600 men of cavalry, we have housed 4 of them with their horses and today 1000, all of whom are going to give aid to the King of Spain, our Ally..." "Livorno 1798...The Insurers are extremely rebuffed, the French Corsairs even stop the Neutrals even under the cannon of the Fortress... we hope that considering the price of the bills, your 3 bullets will return a satisfactory result..." "Livorno 1798... the Corsairs we are surrounded by respect nothing. They always find some reason to color even an unjust arrest & the least evil that can happen is to grant them a sum to compromise with them..."
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