151 - [REVOLUTION]

[REVOLUTION] A collection of various documents; among them are: 1-A handwritten note dated November 29, 1791, in Mezières, from the “Members of the Board of Directors of the 94th Infantry Regiment,” stating that the captain of said regiment is ill, unfit for duty, and awaiting retirement. Numerous signatures (including Hamilton (future colonel) and De Prez, a field marshal who later became commissioner for several departments in eastern France). 1 folio page, a fine specimen bearing a red wax seal with the royal coat of arms. 2-Dominique-Joseph GARAT, lawyer and politician Autograph signed letter sent “To the citizen administrators of the Directory of the department of Aveyron,” dated March 21, 1793. 2 pp., in-8; seal. Fine copy. Notification and clarification regarding a change in the law concerning émigrés. 3-Jacques PERIES, deputy to the Convention from the department of Aude. Signed autograph letter dated March 21, 1793, in Paris. 2.5 pp., in-8; scattered small foxing spots; excellent condition. 4-BOYER-FONFREDE, regicide, himself guillotined on October 31, 1793 / GARRAN, deputy to the National Convention from the Loiret. Letter on letterhead (“National Convention 1792” / “excerpt from the minutes of the National Convention”), handwritten and dated May 30, 1793. 1 p. in folio; dry stamp affixed; fine copy. Provision of 4 cannon barrels for the Eure department, provided that this delivery does not interfere with the contracts entered into between Citizen Périer (manufacturer) and the agents of the Republic. 5- Preprinted and completed certificate (dated the 25th day of the 2nd month of the second year) stating that “(…) Citizen Joseph Marie Robert, residing at La Montagne du Bon Air [St. Germain-en-Laye] (…) has not been registered on any list of émigrés. Numerous signatures (Morillon, Dodin, and other illegible signatures), 1 p. in-8; a fine copy. 6-BAUDRAIS, police administrator and National Guard officer of the Paris Commune. Preprinted and signed enlistment certificate on “Paris Commune” letterhead, dated July 3, 1793, concerning Jean-Bertrand Mery, enlisted “(…) as a volunteer in the border armies.” Stamp of the “Municipality of Paris.” 1p in-4; fine copy. 7-François Sébastien LAPORTE, Member of the Convention and deputy for Haut-Rhin. Handwritten letter dated May 6, 1793, addressed to a “citizen minister,” signed: “Laporte, Commissioner of the Convention to the armies of the Rhine and the Moselle.” 1p in-4; fine copy. Taking note of the Convention’s abolition of the office of “war commissioner,” he expresses concern for his brother, who had been appointed to that post in Belfort; he vouches for his brother’s civic virtue and recommends him “(…) in the hope that you will be so kind as to retain him in his position (…)”. Enclosed are two letters: one addressed to the Minister of War by General Beurnouville, Minister (signature stamp), dated April 1, 1793. 1 p.; folio; fine copy. The second is a 2-page autograph letter in-4 signed by Bernardi de Perregaux (banker, regent of the Bank of France) dated March 5, 1789 (recipient unknown). Poor condition (water stains).