{"product_id":"1847-french-notarial-property-sale-document-villers-cotterets-estate-transfer-manuscript","title":"1847 French Notarial Property Sale Document — Villers-Cotterêts Estate Transfer Manuscript","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eAn original handwritten French notarial document dated 1847, executed on official stamped paper, documenting the sale of a residential property in Villers-Cotterêts, France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe manuscript is written in elegant iron-gall ink cursive across multiple folio pages and retains its original folding format. The document is printed with the heading “Par devant” (before the notary) and names:\u003cbr\u003eJules Paul Louis Bernard, notary residing in Villers-Cotterêts\u003cbr\u003ePierre Alexandre Lebaigne, former notary and property owner\u003cbr\u003eÉtienne Lazare Gaillot, carpenter\u003cbr\u003eAdélaïde Séraphine Duc, spouse of the purchaser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe text describes a house on Rue de Noyon, number 15, including interior spaces such as: salon, dining room, cabinet, staircase, five bedrooms, courtyard, wash area, stable, hangar, enclosed garden, pigeon loft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdditional clauses reference shared walls, drainage rights, and construction obligations between neighboring properties — typical legal provisions in 19th-century French property transfers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe document includes:\u003cbr\u003eprinted “Timbre Royal” fiscal stamp with allegorical Justice figure\u003cbr\u003eembossed paper seal watermark\u003cbr\u003emultiple handwritten signatures\u003cbr\u003eaccounting annotations in the margins\u003cbr\u003eregistration notation dated August 16, 1847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe paper shows strong laid lines and retains excellent legibility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48145696129279,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/8780\/4927\/files\/a238710f-e756-42d7-8dd2-c95c167e8d2e.png?v=1770420573","url":"https:\/\/forthelouvreofantiques.com\/fr\/products\/1847-french-notarial-property-sale-document-villers-cotterets-estate-transfer-manuscript","provider":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}