Live auction - Lot 712
Autograph letter in French to his brother.
Antwerp, 29 March 1781
€ 200 / 300
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Lot description
Paper bifolium, c. 23 x 19 cm, 3 pp. + 1 blank, black wax seal with arms (paper spotted).
In good condition.
Wellens (1726-1784), 17th bishop of Antwerp (1776-1784), explains to his brother some stipulations in his testament, esp. on financial arrangements and promises for the continuity of catechetical instruction in his bishopric. Interesting historical document.