Late 19th - French Notarial Act - Handwritten Manuscript Legal Document

This Late 19th Century French Notarial Act is an authentic handwritten legal document from 1870, originating in France. The manuscript is written in elegant French calligraphy, capturing a fragment of civil history and offering a key glimpse into past administrative practices for collectors of historical ephemera.

The document, dated 1870, features official stamps and seals, typical of such formal proceedings. It records a declaration made 'Pardevant M. Etienne Duguyl et son collegue notaires a Lyon, soussignes. Ont comparu: M. Remy Pelade, sergent au quatre vingt sixieme regiment d'infanterie de ligne...' (Before Mr. Etienne Duguyl and his colleague notaries in Lyon, undersigned. Appeared: Mr. Remy Telade, sergeant in the eighty-sixth line infantry regiment...). The text details a formal agreement involving two individuals, one a sergeant and another a corporal, both part of an infantry regiment. The careful script and official marks highlight its historical and administrative significance.