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[JAVOGUES] Handwritten letter signed “Javogues” [Claude Javogues, a member of the National Convention (Rhône and Loire), proved particularly ruthless during his mission in the Loire department] dated 17 Nivôse, Year II [January 6, 1794] to “the Commune d’Armes” [Saint-Étienne]. 1p in-4, red wax seal of a representative of the people. Light and skillful restoration on the upper margin; fine copy (provenance: crowned seal “Bibliotheca Lindesiana” (private library of the Counts of Crawford and Balcarres). “The mayors and municipal officers of Montaud and Citizen Fauveau, battalion commander of the Parisian Revolutionary Army, have entrusted to me, to be presented as a tribute to the National Convention, the sum of forty-one thousand seven hundred fifty-seven livres in cash (…) from a certain Praire Duret, a counterrevolutionary who is currently detained (…)”. Attached is a “Security Card” with an engraved letterhead from the Paris Commune / Montagne Section, dated 17 Nivôse, Year II [January 6, 1794]. A pre-printed, engraved vignette on both sides, filled in with information regarding Citizen Melletier, a native of Vourles in the Rhône department. Numerous signatures. Excellent condition.
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Antique books, autographs, and various documents: Collection of Mr. L and othersAuction house
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