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AUSTRIA / BELGIUM

AUSTRIA / BELGIUM, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria (1717-1780), Letters patent granting nobility to Joseph-Bernard van SACEGHEM, from Ghent, manuscript signature "Marie Thérèse", recorded in 1778 et bearing numerous signatures and a fine illustration of the arms of the la family. We adjoin the original correspondance from the years 1777/1778 related to the practicalities involved in issuing the letters patent, a.o. a receipt for over 1578 pounds (!), Fine condition in its traditional vermillion binding. Intact seal.

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