Dupaty

1789 · 028075 — London: J. Crowder 1789. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 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. <br/> <br/> J. Crowder hardcover