Revolution-dated partly-printed vellum DS in French, signed "Lafayette," one page, 12 x 9.25, March 25, 1790. A military document headed (translated) “Volunteers of the Parisian National Guard, Infantry,” issued for the “2nd Division, 10th Battalion, 1st Company,” which reads, in part: “We have signed below and certify that Mr. Charles Georges Dumesnil…is engaged on the 15th of August in the 1st Company of the 10th Battalion of the Second Division of the National Guard of Paris." Signed in the lower border by the Marquis de Lafayette and countersigned by several other officers. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds and overall creasing.
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