Louis THIROUX DE CROSNE (1736-1794) last lieutenant general of police, he was guillotined. 2 L.S., Paris July 29, 1788, to the Governor of the Bastille, Bernard de LAUNEY; 1 page in-4 each. Instructions about the Bretons held in the Bastille. - According to the observation [...] that several of the Breton gentlemen detained in the Bastille do not dine together, and that it would be more pleasant for all to dine together than to dine there, I will take it upon myself to change the orders that were given and I beg you consequently to kindly make them dine together in the number of three"... - The King consents, in relation to Mr. Tremergat's health, to allow Mme de Tremergat and Mme de Goyon to visit him in the Bastille. Former Alain Taillade collection (March 28, 1985, n° 61, his ink stamp).

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