Set of sixteen documents relating to the digging of the Alpi - Lot 109

Set of sixteen documents relating to the digging of the Alpines canal in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-D'azur department in the south of France, including: -letter from Monsieur Gilles fils, Eyragues, March 26, 1782 -letter from Sainte-Marie-des-Champs, August 21, 1785 -bill requesting an appointment with Mr. Dumas, circa 19th century, written on Comédie Française letterhead -probable draft of a speech on the construction of the Alpine Canal, written to M. Gilles -letter to M. Gilles in Eyragues, July 8, 1820 -sketch showing plans and cross-sections for the bridges to cross the ravines above the Alpines canal, June 11, 1843 -January 28, 1843, note (illegible) -certificate of non-conciliation given to M. Gilles (notary) in connection with a lawsuit brought by him concerning a mortgage dispute, published in Eyragues on 2 germinal an 11 (23 mars 1803) by the office of the clerk of the county of Salon in the Bouches du Rhône department -letter from M. Gilles fils to Eyragues, May 14, 1781 (?) mythical will of M. Reymond Berard, April 7, 1791 in Eyragues, received by M. Gilles (notary), bears the remains of four red wax seals, fleur-de-lys stamp and fiscal stamp -extract from the clerk's office of the court of 1st instance of the 3rd district of the Bouches du Rhône department, April 2, 1827, dispute between Mr. Gilles and Mr. Boucher and his family (farmer) -plan of bridge over the roads crossing the Alpines canal -letter concerning work on the Alpines canal -judgment handed down in Eyragues (difficult to read) -Compagnie française d'irrigation, concessionnaire à perpétuité des deux branches septentrionales du Canal des Alpines", information and promotional document from the company for the purchase of shares in the said canal for the benefit of those liable for the watering levy, dated September 1, 1879. -letter written in Cavaillon on January 4, 1875, relating a dispute with a local parish. (extensive wear)