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Lot# 6095 - 177-180 Auction

  • Lot# : 6095 Forerunner

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    Collections and Lots 1763: Official notice from Comte D'Artois, Charles Philippe, later Charles X of France, with orders and appointments to the Grisons Regiment-one signed by the Comte, secretarial copy (?) of letters from the Prince of Prussia to his brother the King written at Zittau, 1734 printed form (8 pages) requesting Swiss Catholic volunteers to serve under Charles Bourbon in a Neapolitan Battalion;  also a large List in manuscript showing the "Regiment Grisons" and it's history from 1693 until 1773 with location and disposition of the Regiment within these years (largely in towns now in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) and Battles fought (1705 Siege of Huy, 1708 Battle Of Oudenarde, 1719 Siege of Douai). Also one or two entire letters etc, an extraordinary historical group.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 450 CHF