GUYENNE. 1786. CUSTOMS. EXPORT OF WINES. "Decree of the King - Lot 161

GUYENNE. 1786. CUSTOMS. EXPORT OF WINES. "Decree of the King's Council of State, exempting from the Right of Transit, all Wines which will arrive in the Ports of the Sénéchaussée de BORDEAUX to be shipped there" signed (impr.) GRAVIER DE VERGENNES. VERSAILLES on September 10, 1786. "The King (Louis XVI) being informed that the abundance of several successive harvests has caused a considerable congestion of wines in Guyenne, & that the greater part of those produced in the years 1783, 1784 & 1785, remained unsold; his Majesty thought it necessary to come to the aid of his province of Guyenne, by encouraging the export of its wines by a moderation of the duties imposed on their exit from the Ports of the Kingdom. Hearing the report of Sieur DE CALONNE Ordinary Councillor to the Royal Council,... he orders..." Vignette Royale - in STRASBOURG (67), from the Imprimerie de LEVRAULT. Cupboard (44 x 36) State A