GERS. LAMOTHE-GOAS. “Petition by the Count of BEAUMONT, Brig - Lot 223

GERS. LAMOTHE-GOAS. “Petition by the Count of BEAUMONT, Brigadier of the King’s Armies, appealing to the Court of Cassation against the judgment of the Parliament of Paris dated July 10, 1772,” concerning the Lamothe-Goas estate. “Background: The Count of BEAUMONT married Mademoiselle de GOAS in 1761; she was a minor and under the guardianship of her mother… ” Printed by Louis Cellot, Rue Dauphine, 1773; 54 pages, in-4° 1773 + accompanied by an autograph letter signed by the Count of BEAUMONT: PARIS, April 10, 1773: ‘You will find enclosed, Sir, a copy of the petition I mentioned to you; I am confident you will find it satisfactory, and even more so a treatise that I intend to publish shortly, of which I also promised you a copy. I would be grateful if you would kindly forward the copy I am sending you to your father… The Count of BEAUMONT.” 1 page, large 8vo.