[Jean-Étienne-Marie PORTALIS (1745-1807) lawyer, deputy of the Seine to the Council of Ancients, drafter of the Concordat and of the Civil Code, minister of Cults under Napoleon]. Autograph manuscript of his brother Jean-Baptiste David PORTALIS (1750-1822), 1787-1789; 9 1/2 pages folio, and 1 page in-4. Account of David for his older brother, in two parts: Compte courant contenant toutes les sommes que je recouvrerai pour le compte de mon frère lavocat daix a compter du jourd'huy onze 9bre 1787 and Compte courant contenant toutes les fournitures que je fera pour mon frère lavocat daix a compter du jourd'huy onze 9bre 1787; the statement goes to November 8, 1789. David registers all that he received or sold (wheat, wine, oils) and scrupulously draws up the accounts. He also manages the family finances; he pays the pension of their uncle the abbot, and takes care of his funeral. He paid the bills and debts of his brother, he paid the work days of the farmers and the servants, etc.