LOUIS XIV (1638-1715) Roi de France. L.A.S. "Louis", Fontainebleau 5 September 1699, to Michel CHAMILLART; 1 page and a half in-8, autograph envelope "a Chamillart" with a red wax stamp on the royal coat of arms. Louis XIV announces in Chamillart his appointment as Comptroller General of Finance. "Having given Pontchartrain the office of Chancellor, I have chosen you to fill the post of Controller General of my finances, I have made you insistently available to carry out the duties, I do so with great pleasure, being convinced that you will do so even though I may wish to do so"....