PORTALIS (Jean-Etienne-Marie) Representative of the Seine in - Lot 363

PORTALIS (Jean-Etienne-Marie) Representative of the Seine in the Council of Elders, Minister of Religious Affairs in 1804, was responsible for the Concordat. (1746–1807) — Document signed by PORTALIS, Minister of Religious Affairs, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor (Printed letterhead) – Paris, October 2, 1806. 1p in-4° - To Mr. ALLEBÉ, Printer and Bookseller, 702 Bonaparte Street, in ANTWERP, Department of the Two Nethes. He is responding to his letter regarding the printing and exclusive sale of a Flemish translation of the new Catechism. “It is to the Archbishop of Mechelen, Sir, and to each of the bishops of the former Belgium that you must address, for it is only upon their recommendation that I authorize the bidders for the printing of the Catechism to deal with the printers and booksellers of the departments.”