Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Formal Decree from the King of France regarding the Rights of the Jews – Annulment of Taxes Imposed on the Jews of France – Nantes, 1790
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Lettres-Patentes du Roi. Official decree on behalf of Louis the XVI, King of France. Nantes: J. Malassis, 1790. French.
Decree annulling the annual tax totaling 20,000 livres imposed on the Jews of Metz, as well as other taxes imposed on the Jews of France, according to a resolution of the French National Assembly from July 20, 1790.
Printed at the top of the first page is a woodcut.
This decree was published about a year after the outbreak of the French Revolution, at a time when France underwent radical changes in social and governmental arrangements, and was part of a process that culminated in 1791, when the Jews of France were granted equal rights.
3 pp (folded leaf), 26.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and blemishes. Holes and tears (mostly small). One tear with damage to text.
Decree annulling the annual tax totaling 20,000 livres imposed on the Jews of Metz, as well as other taxes imposed on the Jews of France, according to a resolution of the French National Assembly from July 20, 1790.
Printed at the top of the first page is a woodcut.
This decree was published about a year after the outbreak of the French Revolution, at a time when France underwent radical changes in social and governmental arrangements, and was part of a process that culminated in 1791, when the Jews of France were granted equal rights.
3 pp (folded leaf), 26.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and blemishes. Holes and tears (mostly small). One tear with damage to text.
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