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Appointment certificate - Royal confirmation for the commission of lieutenant granted to officer Dontaye | McCord Museum
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Confirmation royale pour l'officier Dontaye au grade de lieutenant

Appointment certificate

Royal confirmation for the commission of lieutenant granted to officer Dontaye
Date March 10, 1714
Dimensions1 textual record ; 37.6 x 24.5 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Government Records
Origin Versailles, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object NumberS001/A2.3,7.2
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentRoyal confirmation of the appointment of officer Dontaye to the rank of lieutenant in Captain Duvivier’s company in the infantry regiment of Adrien Maurice de Noailles, Duke of Noailles (1678-1766).
NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.



Signatures and inscriptions: the secretary’s signature is illegible; bottom left, an inscription reading “M. le duc de Noailles.”



Physical description: watermarked paper.



Physical condition: fair; the ink has faded.

Restoration/Conservation: the document has been restored.



Language of the document: the document is in French.



General notes: transcription and English translation available.
Status
Not on view

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