"KING LOUIS XV SIGNED CORNET PATENT OF THE COMPANY OF SERVIERE IN THE DRAGOON REGMENT OF CHAPT" Granted to Pierre de Gripiere de Moncroc from Laval  
Countersigned in Versailles on December 13, 1761 by Duke de Choiseul - Minister of Foreign Affairs (1758 & 1761 and 1760 & 1770) 
Étienne François, Marquis de Stainville, Duc de Choiseul (28 June 1719 – 8 May 1785) was a French military officer, diplomat and statesman. From 1758 and 1761 and from 1766 and 1770, he was Foreign Minister of France and had a strong influence on France's global strategy throughout the period. He is closely associated with France defeat in the Seven Years' War and subsequent efforts to rebuild French prestige.
Size: 12.5" x 9.5" (32 cm x 24.5 cm)