MARSHALSEA. 1766. CAPTURE OF FLEEING MILITIAMEN. BORDEAUX (3 - Lot 171

MARSHALSEA. 1766. CAPTURE OF FLEEING MILITIAMEN. BORDEAUX (33) May 9, 1766 - Capture order given to Cavaliers de la Maréchaussée - Arrêté "De par le ROI. De Charles Robert BOUTIN, Chevalier, Conseiller du Roi, Intendant en la Généralité de BORDEAUX" (Header) - "Being informed that many boys subject to the MILICE have absented themselves from their place of residence while the lot was being drawn, with the intention of evading the obedience they owe to the King's orders, we have thought it right to come to the aid of those to whom the lot has fallen, by taking measures to place them within reach of being replaced by fugitives, consequently stops...". - Royal vignette. Cupboard (40 x 32) Condition A