You are bidding on one promissory note ("Valid prescription") from 1773 the end the Dominion Heidegg.

Referring to Gelfingen (Kt. Lucerne), where Heidegg Castle still stands today.

Felix Winckhler (=Winkler) in Gelfingen "in the bond of the Herschafft Heydegg in the ambt Hitzkirch" confesses, "to the honored rightful owner of this letterfß" To be owed 90 guilders in Lucerne currency.

To be on the safe side, he gives the "ror mathen" as a deposit. This includes 1 ½ Jucharten, the location of which is described in detail: "Shock above and in front of governor Jacob Widmer Mathen and Leontz(?) in Eichen (=Ineichen) sel. Inherit Weider Hinden that oberfäldt."

The judge Franz Joseph Ingnaz zur Gilgen pressed his seal on the letter to confirm this (unfortunately this is missing here).

Felix Winkler may have been the father of the farmer Jost Winkler and thus the grandfather the two most famous sons of Gelfingen, the brothers Johann Winkler (1805-1863), politician, member of the government and President of Lucerne, and Joseph Winkler (1809-1886), theologian and canon lawyer?

Dated1. January 1773.

Signed without name, only with official designation "Schriberey der Herschafft Heydegg."

Scope: 2 written on 4 pages (37 x 22.2 cm); table of contents on the last page.

There also Note from 1855 about the repayment ("Cash"),

To mark the invalidity of the promissory note, each sheet was provided with six longer incisions.

Written on strong paper.

Condition:Folded several times. Paper slightly stained, with two larger stains due to the seal (missing here). BPlease note also the pictures!

Internal note: giambattista