TOULOUSE (HIGH GARONNE). 1775. PRIZE for having distinguishe - Lot 195

TOULOUSE (HIGH GARONNE). 1775. PRIZE for having distinguished oneself at the ARMY EXERCISE - Parchment Patent (40 x 27) Signed by the Capitouls Gouverneurs of the City of Toulouse (CARBONEL, LA HONDES DE LABORIE, RANCHUT DE LACASSAGNE, MAYNARD and DEREZ) - "Let us attest that in several sessions of the arms exercise... Sieur Joseph DURAND, a native of LYON, courageously supported the various assaults to which he was committed with his competitors and that the striking marks of skill and bravery he gave earned him the applause of the public and from us the award of one of the two prizes that the city has distributed annually to give emulation to young people..." in TOULOUSE July 7, 1775. Seal under paper.