French Notarial Manuscript Document – Property Transaction – Meuse / Ardennes Region – 1853

 French Notarial Manuscript DocumentProperty Transaction – Meuse / Ardennes Region – 1853

Original mid-19th century French notarial manuscript documenting a financial and property-related transaction connected with the acquisition of a house and garden.

The document is written entirely in elegant handwritten French cursive typical of official notarial acts of the period and bears a fiscal revenue stamp featuring the allegorical figure of Justice holding scales, indicating the payment of government tax on legal documents.

The text references several parties involved in the transaction, including Édouard Élisabeth de Maillart, Baron de Landres, acting in a legal capacity within the agreement. The document concerns funds related to the purchase of a house and garden in the commune of Frenay and records the legal acknowledgment of the payment and approval of the writing.

At the conclusion of the manuscript appears the verification note “Écriture approuvée” together with a signature confirming the approval of the document.

Details

• Type: Original French notarial manuscript
• Date: 1853
• Region: Meuse / Ardennes, France
• Language: French
• Handwritten legal cursive on laid paper
• Fiscal stamp with allegorical seal of Justice
• Official signatures and approval notation

 Historical Context

During the 19th century, French property transfers and financial agreements were formally recorded by notaries. These documents served as legally binding proof of ownership and financial obligations and were subject to government fiscal taxation, indicated by the revenue stamp.

Such manuscripts provide valuable historical insight into local property ownership, aristocratic families, and administrative practices in provincial France during the Second Empire period.

Condition

• original fold marks from archival storage
• minor age toning and light staining
• fiscal stamp and signatures clearly visible
• paper remains strong and stable

 Collectible Appeal

Suitable for collectors of:

• French historical manuscripts
• 19th-century legal and notarial documents
• genealogical and regional history material
• fiscal stamp and document ephemera

 

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