Document signed and subscribed by the King ("Bon Louis"), and his secretary, ordering Joseph Duruey, Administrator of the Royal Treasure, 2 October 1788, to pay 166,000 livres for his hunting expenses during "le quartier d'Octobre 1788", one page, printed with manuscript insertions, light dust-staining and creasing, some marks and a few small pin holes, some small tears at folds, lower portion folded for framing, four slits for closure ribbon, remains of old paper on reverse where previously mounted, 4to (307 x 236mm.), Paris, 24 November 1789

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LOUIS XVI ATTEMPTS TO CLAIM HUNTING EXPENSES DURING THE TURMOIL OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: In 1788, the spending of the Royal Household alone made up 13% of total state expenses. By 1789 the country's finances were in disarray and the impoverished people were in uproar over royal profligacy and the King's absolute power. This document is dated just a few weeks after an angry mob marched on the palace of Versailles and Louis XVI and his family were forced to flee on 5 October 1789. They were brought to the Tuileries in Paris where they resided until their attempted escape in June 1791.

Provenance: Private European collection formed by the owner's father some 50 years ago.

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FRENCH REVOLUTION - LOUIS XVI Document signed and subscribed by the King ("Bon Louis"), Paris, 24 November 1789

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Document signed and subscribed by the King ("Bon Louis"), Paris, 24 November 1789