“Lieutenant criminel” Charles-Simon Bachois de Villefo Hand Written Letter (Untranslated French) Dated 1782. This item is certified authentic by Todd Mueller Auctions and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity. At the Châtelet, Charles-Simon Bachois de Villefort conducted investigations for criminal cases, but his decision to refer the case to Parlement did not necessarily reflect a belief that Shaffer was innocent or Shaffer’s lawyer’s contention that this was a civil case Lombard’s letter of Sept. Although the Châtelet, a presidial court, had jurisdiction over all cases involving documents prepared by its notaries, as was true here, it was limited to cases involving amounts up to 2,000. Cases involving greater amounts, and appeals of judgments handed down by the Châtelet, were referred to the. Arthur Gold-hammer, 2 vols. 263, 265, 272-3; Marcel Marion. Dictionnaire des institutions de la France aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles. (Paris, 1923; reprinted, New York, 1968), p. Bachois de Villefort is listed in the. For 1781 on p. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Autographs\Historical”. The seller is “historicsellsmemorabilia” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

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