Charles de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de MONTESQUIEU (1689-1755). P.S. with 4 autograph lines, Bordeaux March 7, 1749; 1page oblong in-4 (fragment). Receipt at the bottom of a document whose upper part is missing, listing sums due from 1743 to 1748 for farm income, including rye (the price per bushel rises over the years from 4 to 9 livres), and annuities. At the bottom, Montesquieu writes the receipt: "Jay receu de Monsieur France la somme de cent cinquante livres neuf sols et de son argent pour les rentes que la maison de la Saute fait au chateau de la Brede ce sept mars mill sept cent quarante neuf"...