Record of declarations of Names,  Nancy (1808) Facsimile published with the agreement of Municipal Archives. Presented and analyzed by Pierre-André MEYER.

335 pages. ISBN-2-012785-41-3.

Obeying to the Decree of Bayonne of 20 July 1808, the Jews of Nancy iregistered between 26 September and 12 November, to declare the full names they intend to maintain or adopt for themselves and their children. 763 declarations are recorded, each of which constitutes a real identity card. For the first time, the facsimile of the original document is reproduced, including signatures of registrants.

To the document itself is added an alphabetical index of 763 quoted individuals and an index of 152 registred families. Follows an analysis of the Jewish population of Nancy in 1808 (demography, socio-professional, settlements, nature of the signatures, choice of names), based on statistics derived from this document and complemented by other sources.

The book focuses finally on the attitude of city authorities towards the Jews of Nancy, submitted in the same year 1808 to the "infamous decree", forcing them especially to carry patent to continue their business. How was this legislation applied by the municipal authorities of Nancy? What were their eye on their Jews ? The views expressed, not generally, but through each individual case, can add a touch more - subjective but evocative - to the "portraits" consisting of surname declarations.