André-Arnoult ACLOCQUE (1750-1810) merchant brewer, one of the commanders of the Parisian National Guard from 1789 to 1792, he protected Louis XVI during the invasion of the Tuileries on June 20, 1792. P.A.S., Paris July 9, 1791; 1 oblong page in-8. He certifies that Julien Robert "is a volunteer soldier of the Battalion of St. Marcel, Company Poilleu, and that he has his complete uniform and weapons to stay with his comrades at the borders"...Rare.

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