LOUIS

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LOUIS
Marquis de BRANCAS, Marshal of France in 1741 (Pernes/Vaucluse 1672 - 1750) Letter signed "BRANCAS", in RENNES (Ille-et-Vilaine) on February 8, 1741, to M. le Marquis de BRETEUIL. 5pp in-4°. "I have always postponed, sir, my departure for NANTES because of the awful weather and the bad roads, but I cannot postpone going there for long, my presence being necessary for many things. The floods have caused much loss and damage and there are very considerable repairs to be made which must be worked on as soon as possible and for which Mr. Intendant must come with me or some time afterwards to make the adjudications for these works, and as this concerns only the City of NANTES and not the States (of Brittany), we will not have a commission which will bother us... I had the honor of representing to you, Sir, the necessity of having a resident Major at the Château de NANTES... It will be very difficult to find an officer of merit who wants this post there, with residence..."
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