Secretarial copy of a statement from François Collet made for the Lieutenant Criminel au Bailliage de Gex, written in the hand of Wagnière and undated
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Lambert-David.IIIDecroze.4Déclarations.4.F. Collet au lieutenant criminel au baillage de Gex 2, s.d.
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Secretarial copy of a statement from François Collet made for the Lieutenant Criminel au Bailliage de Gex, written in the hand of Wagnière and undated
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Suplie humblement françois Collet, garçon horloger demeurant à Saconnex
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Brief Summary:
Secretarial copy of a statement from François Collet made for the Lieutenant Criminel au Bailliage de Gex, written in the hand of Wagnière and undated.
Detailed Summary:
The statement notes that when questioned yesterday about wounds he received to his head, François Collet, a watchmaker’s boy from Sacony, dared not answer for fear as several people had given him the obligation to pay legal costs if he complained about Ancian. Being poor and upset by his injuries which have prevented him from earning a living, he remained silent but later realised the importance of speaking up. As such, he declares that Decroze was murdered in his presence. He says that on 27 December he saw Ancian at the house of the widow Burdet. The following day, having had dinner with her, Ancian entered the house at 10:30pm with several other men, all of whom were armed with large sticks that had been reinforced at the end, one of which had been reinforced by and iron point. These men beat the diners over the head with the sticks. He begs pardon for not having made the confesstion sooner.
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2 ff.
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381 x 234 mm
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The paper is watermarked with an elaborate and decorative ‘V’.
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Unbound
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Undecorated
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Voltaire has endorsed the MS in his own hand as ‘projet pr collet’ on f.2v.
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c.1761
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