DRÔME. Lettre A.S. du Sieur BLOT Capitaine au Régiment d'Inf - Lot 58

DRÔME. Lettre A.S. du Sieur BLOT Capitaine au Régiment d'Infanterie de M. le DAUPHIN, au Château de BORGAR (Beauregard?) 5 Décembre 1739 : "Monseigneur, Ayant fait espoir de votre clémence, Conséquence de vos ordres du 23 avril adressés au Lieutenant de la Maréchaussée de VALENCE pour arrêter M. DESFOND et de le constituer dans les Prisons les plus prochaine. He was unable to carry out these orders because he was in MONTPELLIER following a case he had just won. On his arrival, knowing of your orders, he presented himself to the Lieutenant Provost to submit to them. took it upon himself to find it good ... that he could go about his business ... my brother has just constituted himself a prisoner at the Château de BORGAR, where my Company is guarding the prisoners. And where I find myself commanded, which makes me dare to take the liberty, Monseigneur, of conjuring you to enter a little into the unfortunate situation in which I find myself of having my brother a prisoner under my orders. Hoping for your clemency, I beg you to pardon him...". - 3 pages in-4° - Stamp of the Order of Malta.