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Original Spanish Royal Treasury fiscal document, issued in Barcelona in 1735, relating to the financial administration of the Army and Principality of Catalonia during the Bourbon period.
This Carta de Pago records the formal settlement and accounting of public funds distributed at a local level and charged against revenues connected with commerce and industry. The document confirms official acceptance and accounting responsibility, with instructions for presentation before the General Treasury within the prescribed term.
Issued under the authority of Don Alexandro de Huarte, Tesorero General del Ejército y Principado de Cataluña, and countersigned by Baltasar Montero, Contador Principal. The presence of original signatures, fiscal annotations, and period calligraphy reflects standard treasury practice in early 18th-century Spain.
A well-preserved example of pre-banking fiscal administration, illustrating the mechanics of royal revenue collection and military finance in Catalonia. Sought after by collectors of European fiscal history, early banking ephemera, and Spanish administrative manuscripts.
