A 9% Life Annuity from Trésor Royal
Title
A 9% Life Annuity from Trésor Royal
Creator
Trésor Royal
Date
13 January 1782
Format
Folded: 23.5 x 35.9cm, Unfolded: 46.4 x 35.9cm
Abstract
This life annuity has been printed on watermarked paper in a bifolium format, with an additional leaf that has a landscape orientation and has been sewn in. The first page has two different stamps in the center at the top, and has been signed by hand in several sections throughout the main body of text. The verso side of the first page is only text. The additional leaf sewn into the center is the annuity certificate that has been filled out by hand and signed. The second page of the bifolium is a combination of printed text and sections filled out by hand. The verso side of the last page in the bifolium has a small amount of printed text, some sections filled in by hand, and several signatures.
Description
Part Transcription: "Rentes Viageres sur une ou deux Têtes, à différens Deniers. Édit de Janvier 1782. ... L'an mil sept cent quatre-vingt-[blank] le [blank] jour d [blank] a [blank] midi, & ont signé [blank]."
Provenance
Donated by Mr. Seymour Schulich in 2017.
Contributor
Several signatures are visible.
Language
French
Coverage
France
Identifier
071, Annuity No. 7796
Citation
Trésor Royal, “A 9% Life Annuity from Trésor Royal,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 27, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/577.