Legal pleading for property restitution, 1807

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Pleading of Mademoiselle de Gracieux de La Coste, speaking in her own defense, at the hearing of the civil section of the Court of Cassation, March 31, 1807. She seeks restitution of copper sulfate ore located on the estate of But, property of her maternal grandfather Dominique Blanchet at his death, of which her mother had been deprived by her uncle in favor of the Company. Paris: published by Madame Dufresne, 1807. Paperbound with temporary wrapper, octavo, uncut edges. Rare.