baptism of Louis-François 1 Tourte, in 1786
marriage of Louis-François 1 Tourte, in 1809, with Sophie Levasseur
letter of 1816 by which LFT sought a copyist's employment
Letter of 20 July 1838, by which Louis-François Tourte requested his retirement
See the transcript, the content of this is picturesque.
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(1786-after 1838)
great grandfather of Yves Cordelle's grandmother
husband Marie Rosalie Sophie LEVASSEUR
Louis-François 1 TOURTE (1786) was a musician at the court of Charles X. His father and grandfather,
François-Xavier TOURTE(1747-1835) and Nicolas-Pierre TOURTE
(1700-1764) were famous archers.
Married to Sophie LEVASSEUR, they had 3 children: Henri (1809, wind instrument factor), Louis François 2 says Francis (1816, composer, poet, postman, grandfather of Yves Cordelle's grandmother) and Félix-Théodore (1822, painter)
Staff status of the Royal Academy of Music for 1837-38. Tourte is noted among the cellists.
State of the sum to be paid to LFT1 Tourte
A table porcelain service (very small today) with a green decoration, bearing the LFT figure of Louis-François TOURTE (probably the first of the two Louis-François, that is the musician at the Court).
the LFT number
To his excellence, my lord, the Minister of the Interior (from King Louis-Philippe 1st)
My lord,
I have the honour to explain that for a long time, the weakening of my sight makes me very painful in the service of the orchestra. The injury I received in the leg three years ago, which still causes me severe pains, puts me in the absolute impossibility of continuing to be part of the Royal Academy of Music. I beg you, therefore, my Lord, to grant my request for a pension to the administration, and to make sure that you do so by having my services settled in a school of service, the needs of my family will not allow me to wait without suffering from delays.
My application is based on twenty-five years of uninterrupted service.
I have the honor of being my Lord, with respect your very humble and obsessive servant
Pepper
Paris this 20th July 1838
St. Saviour Street No. 16
Birth certificate of his son Henri Tourte, 1809
birth certificate of his second son Louis François Tourte 2, dit Francis Tourte, in 1816