French naturalist, mathematician, and author (1707–1788). Five-line handwritten endorsement, in French, signed “Buffon,” dated April 11, 1765, Montbard, at the conclusion of a manuscript document, also in French, one page, 6 x 8. A receipt for wheat for his farm. For over forty years, Buffon famously cared for his large estate in his native town of Montbard. In very good condition, with central horizontal and vertical folds, some paper loss along central vertical fold, and scattered toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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