11 letters to the Paris bank "Rothschild Frères". Boulogne-sur-Mer, Reims, Lyon, Nancy and Marseille. 4to. Altogether 13 pp. on 10 bifolia and 1 single sheet. With autograph addresses on versos. Mainly on headed stationery.
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(84208/BN54642)
A collection of letters from seven French banking houses and brokers, discussing financial affairs and transactions with the Rothschild Brothers, one of the leading banks of Paris. - Five letters from Adam & Co., discussing the issue of letters of credit, coupons, and deposit certificates, as well as a payment of 4,800 US Dollars to Louis Lay to be collected from a partner of the Rothschild bank in San Francisco: "Voici la Signature de Monsieur Louis Lay à qui nous vous prions de faire payer [...] par vos correspondants de San Francisco lorsqu'il se présentera chez eux, une Somme de Quatre mille huit cents Dollars [...]" (Boulogne-sur-Mer, 25 May 1860).
- The broker Adolphe Bontoux complains about sagging stock exchange prices due to "bad news" from Italy, resulting in a "weak" close of the market: "Notre bourse a cédé, aujourd'hui, à l'impression produite par les graves nouvelles d'Italie. Des offres plus nombreuses et sans centre poids ont fait fléchir nos cours, sensiblement [...] la clôture a été très faible [...]" (Lyon, 12 Sept. 1860). - From the bank Édouard Couve & Co. about mailing "100 sacs piastres" to Paris, as instructed by Rothschild Frères, pointing out that they were not aware of the piasters before the previous day: "Nous vous confirmons votre lettre du 4 courant, ce n'est qu'hier matin que nous est parvenu le connaissement aux 100 sacs piastres [...] nous les avons de suite débarqués et suivant vos instructions par le fil, nous vous les éxpédions ce jour en gare de Paris [...]" (postmark: Marseille, 6 June 1860). - The remaining letters are issued by the companies Heidsieck & Co. (Reims), Arlès-Dufour & Co. (Lyon), Antoine Hesse (Marseille), and Wolff & Co. (Nancy). - With vertical folds; one letter with a small tear in lower margin. A very well preserved set reflecting the complex banking system of mid-19th century Europe..