A Share in the Austrian East-India Company

Title

A Share in the Austrian East-India Company

Creator

Societè du Commerce d'Asie & d'Afrique

Date

1 October 1781

Format

21.2 x 34cm

Abstract

This share has been printed on watermarked paper, and filled in by hand in several sections. There are a variety of signatures visible, and the bottom section has been divided into two sections that were filled out separately at the time of payment.

Description

Part Transcription: "Action. No, [blank]. Les Deputés pour la Direction de la societé du Commerce d'Asie & Afrique &c. etablie por Octroy de sa Majestié ... Reçu de [blank] la somme de duex cents cinquante florins d'Allemagne ou trois cents florins de change pour le quatriéme quart, Anvers le [blank]."

Provenance

Donated by Mr. Seymour Schulich in 2017.

Contributor

Monsieur C.J.F. De Meulenaer d'Anvers, signee. Guillaume Bolts, signee. Several other signatures are visible.

Language

French

Coverage

Austria [Belgium?]

Identifier

062, Share No, 1271

Files

Recto
Verso

Citation

Societè du Commerce d'Asie & d'Afrique, “A Share in the Austrian East-India Company,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 27, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/568.