Document - Gaspard-Moyse de Fontanieu - Capitation de l’année 1730 - 1729

Capitation of the year 1730
Dauphiné. Original tax ordonnance issued by Gaspard-Moyse de Fontanieu (1694–1767), knight, ordinary master of requests, and superintendent of Justice, Police, and Finances in Dauphiné.
Grenoble, October 10, 1729, for the execution of the capitation of 1730.
Grand placard 60 x 45 cm printed on laid paper, decorated with the royal coat of arms, text on one side, the reverse bearing transfer impressions and handwritten annotations. Folded.
Printed signature Fontanieu; handwritten note « Collationné » and autographed signature Gallien. Important contemporary handwritten notes of execution, identifying the community of L’Argentière (now L’Argentière-la-Bessée), with indication of amount (970 #), references to the years 1729–1730, and to role articles. Older folds, signs of wear, slightly worn edges, perfectly legible text.
Rare and very revealing administrative document on royal taxation and municipal management under the Ancien Régime.