France in the Napoleonic Era | Land sale deeds, legal proceedings fee receipts | Chaoyang Selection

France 1809 | Land Sale and Purchase Agreement https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53950582322_4798523984_c_d.jpg The landowner handed over a two-hectare piece of grassland in the Fontenelle region of France to two local residents who were also farmers for a price of three hundred francs. The land transaction deed, which is more than 200 years old, records in detail the boundaries and transaction terms of the land traded after the municipal resolution at that time, and was signed and confirmed by witnesses present and the mayor of Fontenelle. This object retains the handwritten characteristics of the documents at that time, making it valuable for display. It is suitable for collection by those who are interested in land, historical artifacts or legal history. It is also a memory and testimony of a bygone era. . . Marseille, France 1811 | Transaction receipts for legal proceedings and settlement of expenses https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53953634711_099094033f_c_d.jpg It records official receipts for eighteen hundred francs as payment for various services, records the legal proceedings, and mentions the agreement reached between the parties, involving details of settlement and payment. It is drafted and signed by a notary and confirmed by signatures of relevant parties and witnesses. Napoleon, Emperor of the French, by the grace of God and by the constitutional laws of the Republic, greetings to all present and future. [Partial translation of the text] France was in the midst of rapid social and economic changes during this period, and handwritten documents were a very common form of legal documents at the time, reflecting French legal and financial management procedures at the time, especially those involving monetary transactions and receipt confirmations.