AUVERGNE. 1765. BALLAINVILLIERS (Simon Charles Sébastien BER - Lot 215

AUVERGNE. 1765. BALLAINVILLIERS (Simon Charles Sébastien BERNARD De) Lieutenant-General of the Armies 1748, Intendant of AUVERGNE from 1757 to 1767 - (1712 - 1767) - It is he who reports in a letter the details of the end of the Beast of GEVAUDAN. Letter signed "BALAINVILLIERS", at CLERMONT (Puy-de-Dôme) on September 28th 1765 - to M. le Duc d'AYEN at ST GERMAIN - 1p in-4°. "I received with the letter you did me the honor of writing me on the 20th of this month, the request of the inhabitants of the Parish of CROS (63), who complain about the sad effects that the hail of September 1st caused in their parish. I will report their representations to my next department, and I will grant them all the relief that depends on me."