PYRÉNÉES-ATLANTIQUES. Bertrand Dominique Joachim De LOGRAS, - Lot 375

PYRÉNÉES-ATLANTIQUES. Bertrand Dominique Joachim De LOGRAS, Marquis of Olhonce, Councilor to the Parliament of Navarre, Deputy for the Nobility in 1789 and 1791 (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port 1751 – Pau 1812) - Autograph letter signed DE LOGRAS, written at the Château d’OLHONCE near Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on July 7, 1808, to the Imperial Notary Public, Rue St. Honoré near St. Roch, in Paris. (Postmark 64/ ST PALAIS), 3 pages in-4°: “Are you so kind, Sir, as to inquire after our well-being? I owe it to your concern to give you news of our journey. It went as happily as could be… Madame de LOGRAS, who is always affected by long journeys, was a bit tired, but she has already forgotten all about it. Arnaud parted ways with us in Pau to go to the spa in Bagnères-de-Luchon, which he felt he needed. He will join us here at the beginning of August. He left Paris with rather limited funds. He told me he had made arrangements with you, Sir,… I am awaiting, Sir, the document you promised to send me regarding the 20,000 l bond that Mr. de la Marlière must have granted you on my behalf: you obtained a commitment from him at an interest rate exceeding the legal rate. … We are completely in the dark about what is happening in Spain (the Dos de Mayo Uprising, a rebellion against the French occupation, which marked the beginning of the Spanish War of Independence): But based on the news that filters through from time to time, I believe we are better off not being informed of it. The uprising is much more widespread and serious than I had imagined; It is to be hoped—both for Spain’s sake and for our own—that the Government will send reinforcements there as soon as possible, in sufficient numbers to subdue the rebels and restore order in that unfortunate kingdom. We are perfectly at peace here on the border, as our neighbors beyond the mountains have, fortunately, taken no part in this insurrection… You have kindly agreed, Sir, to receive my income from La Beauce, which my steward has been instructed to forward to you,… From Logras”

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