CALONNE (Charles, Alexandre de) Douai 1734-1802 - Intendant - Lot 171

CALONNE (Charles, Alexandre de) Douai 1734-1802 - Intendant de la Généralité de METZ, puis de LILLE, Contrôleur général des Finances en 1783 -Letter signed CALONNE, à VERSAILLES (78) le 29 Novembre 1784. To MM. Les Députés ordinaires de la Noblesse du CAMBRÉSIS. 1 folio page: "I have received, Messieurs, the letter you took the trouble to write me, on the 14th of this month, in favor of Mr. L'Abbé du SART for whom the States of Cambrésis have requested a benefice. I am writing to the Bishop of AUTUN. If my recommendation is as successful as I would like, I shall be very pleased to have been able to prove to the States the extent of my involvement in matters of interest to them...". -