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X, (14), 239;Xi, Errata Leaf, 212 Pp. Full Tree Calf, Spine And Edges Gilt, Morocco Spine Labels. Labels Clean And Bright, Wear To Edges Of Binding, With A Few Points Of Fraying At Corners; Hinges Sound, No Tears Or Stains; Small Chip At Bottom Left Of Spine On Volume Ii. No Names Or Marks. Per Wikipedia, Charles-Marguerite- Jean-Baptiste Mercier Du Paty (1746-1788) Was Is A French Jurist And Man Of Letters . He Was An Advocate General. He Was The Son Of Charles Jean Baptiste Mercier Du Paty, Lord Of Bussac, Treasurer Of France In The Finance Office Of Generality Of La Rochelle , Alderman And First Councilor Of La Rochelle , Member Of The Académie Des Belles-Letters, Sciences And Arts Of La Rochelle. After Difficulties In Obtaining Advancement, Dupaty Finally Gave Up And Moved To Paris Around 1784. He Was Then Employed By The Chancellery For The Reform Of Criminal Legislation. He Attained Fame In 1786 For His Action In The Roué De Chaumont Affair. 1 . With The Support Of Condorcet And Lally-Tollendal , He Obtained The Acquittal And Rehabilitation Of Three Day Laborers, Bradier, Lardoise And Simarre, Condemned For Robbery In The Torture Of The Wheel On The Basis Of A Conspiracy By The Constabulary. One Of The Memoirs Filed By Dupaty In This Famous Affair Was Condemned By The Parliament Of Paris To Be Lacerated And Burned. In 1787-1788, He Supported The Beginnings Of The Reform Of The Keeper Of The Seals Lamoignon. His Family Owned Many Plantations And Slaves In Saint-Domingue , Which Would Later Be Lost As A Result Of The Haitian Revolution , And This Although His Son Louis Marie Adrien Jean-Baptiste 5 Left To Fight To Restore The Fortunes Of His Family In Santo Domingo . In 1789 Appeared The "Eloge De M. Dupaty , President À Morteir In The Parliament Of Bordeaux", Whose Authorship Is Attributed To Robespierre. He Had Many Children, Many Civil Servants, Including A Grandson Denounced By Zola For His Role In The Dreyfus Affair. Seller Inventory # 028075
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