1826 ALS FROM FRENCH PRIME MINISTER JEAN MARTIGNAC

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1826 ADS FROM FRENCH PRIME MINISTER JEAN MARTIGNAC.7th Prime Minister of FranceIn office January 4, 1828 - August 8, 1829 Jean-Baptiste Sylvère Gay, vicomte de Martignac (June 20, 1778-April 3, 1832) was a moderate royalist French statesman during the Bourbon Restoration 1814-30 under King Charles X.Martignac was born in Bordeaux, France. In 1798 he became secretary to Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès; after serving for a while in the army, he turned to literature, producing several light plays. Under the Empire he practised with success as an advocate at Bordeaux, w in 1818 he became advocate-general of the court royale. In 1819 he was appointed procureur-général at Limoges, and in 1821 was returned for Marmande to the Chamber of Deputies, w he supported the policy of Villèle. In 1822 he was appointed councillor of state, in 1823 he accompanied the duc d'Angouléme to Spain as civil commissary; in 1824 he was created a viscount and appointed director-general of registration. In contact with practical politics his ultra-royalist views were gradually modified in the direction of the Doctrinaires, and on the fall of Villèle he was selected by Charles X to carry out the new policy of compromise. On the January 4, 1828 he was appointed minister of the interior, and, though not bearing the title of president, became the virtual head of the cabinet. He succeeded in passing the act abolishing the press censorship, and in persuading the king to sign the ordinances of June 16, 1828 on the Jesuits and the little seminaries.He was exposed to attack from both the extreme left and the extreme right, and when in April 1829 a coalition of these groups defeated him in the chamber, Charles X, who had never believed in the policy he represented, replaced him by the prince de Polignac. In March 1830 Martignac voted with the majority for the address protesting against the famous ordinances; but during the revolution that followed he remained true to his legitimist principles. His last public appearance was in defence of Polignac in the Chamber of Peers in December 1830. Please see picture below to evaluate size and condition: Terms of Business. SHIPPING & HANDLING: All regular sized documents &/or prints are packaged in heavy weight archival quality acid free transparent sheet protectors and acid free paper or card stock. In addition, the package is whenever possible strengthened with cardboard to ensure that its content will arrive in good condition. In order to keep up with changing postal regulations the package may also use instead several envelopes to protect the contents. All items are shipped within 72 hours of the reception of payment (96 hours for payments received during weekends). Shipping is always confirmed by email. Shipping of multiple items in one package will reduce costs and is encouraged. Please indicate that you wish to use this option after obtaining the first item. T is a cost associated with the materials as well as the time involved in packaging.A participation to these costs is tfore included in the shipping charge. USA by Air Mail: $6.00 for up to 500 grams (~1.1 Lbs) and $15.00 for up to 1 kg (~2.2 Lbs). Canada: $5.00 for up to 500 grams. Variable rates for heavier and larger items depending on the destination. Rest of the world by Air mail: $9.00 for up to 200 grams; $15.00 for 201 grams and up to 500 grams. $32.00 for 501 grams and up to 1 kg. Oversize items: Large parchments, prints or antiphonal leaves will be shipped as a Small Packet by Air Mail rolled in a cardboard tube in order to avoid folding.The cost is $12.00 for North America and $18.00 for the rest of the world. All other items such as books or magazines are shipped at a cost that will be indicated in the listing. Note : Canadian rates vary with the destination. INSURANCE: Canada Post does not provide insurance for antique documents or prints. Registration is available for $12.00 and allows limited traceabilit... read more

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