LOUIS XV (1710-1774, Roi de France et de Navarre) / Lettres - Lot 51

LOUIS XV (1710-1774, Roi de France et de Navarre) / Lettres de retenue de charge sur vélin (52.5 x 32.5 cm) signed "Louis" (Secrétaire de la Main) and countersigned in his own hand by Louis Phélypeaux, Secrétaire d'Etat de la Maison du Roi, given at Versailles on April 26, 1745, dry seal under paper : Following the resignation of Claude Thaurin, King Louis XV retains Etienne Féger as "Porte Caban de nos Ecuries", on the favorable report that has been made of his "affection for our Service", after he has been found to be "of good character and Catholic religion, apostolic and Roman religion", after having received from him "the prize" and "the oath in such case as is required and customary" [The "Porte Caban" or "Porte Cabine" was in charge of bringing what was necessary for the King to face the rain when he was hunting, from a family of Bordeaux notables, shipowners and merchants enriched by triangular trade, Etienne Féger held this position from 1745 to 1769]. - On the left margin is the attestation of the oath taken by Etienne Féger on July 8, 1745 in Bordeaux at Château Trompette - On the back, a visa signed by Antoine-Charles Lorinier, Ecuyer Intendant Général des Ecuries du Roi à Paris.