ACCUSATION OF GARAT Ex-Minister of Justice. 1793. Decree of the National Convention, N°1014, June 10, 1793 (following the Arrest of the Girondins.), bearing that there is no reason for indictment against GARAT, ex-Minister of Justice, the Director of the Jurisdiction of the second district the Court of the fifth district of Paris, concerning the denunciation made against them by the citizens LAUGIER BONTEMS". (Private collection label on reverse) - Printed in PARIS, De l'Imprimerie Nationale Exécutive du Louvre, 1793. Cupboard (43 x 33) EK tat B

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