Rare and attractive partly-printed DS in French, signed “Lafayette” and "Bailly,” one page, 9.5 x 12.5, September 12, 1789. A handsomely engraved official military document from the Parisian National Guard issuing an ‘Absolute Leave of Absence” to a 25-year-old soldier named Charles Pelue. Signed at the conclusion by the Marquis de Lafayette as Commander of the Paris National Guard, and countersigned by Jean Sylvain Bailly as the company captain. The upper left retains the original red wax seal. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, staining and soiling, minor paper loss and short edge tears.
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