195 - [Packages]

[Packages] 1-Letter on printed letterhead reading “Danlion, Captain and Rapporteur (…)” with a republican motto. Autograph letter signed by Danlion, sent from Le Mans on 11 Messidor, Year 8 [June 30, 1800] to the “Citizen Mayor of the commune of Ceton; department of Orne.” Citizen Mayor. The individuals named Normand, known as Chassepaleaux; Boulay, known as Brisefer; and Didelot, known as Sans Quartier—accused of having been part of the bandits who, on the 30th of Floréal, intercepted the stagecoach between La Ferté and Nogent—and the individuals named Chauvaux, René and François Ménager—accused of aiding and abetting these bandits by harboring them and their weapons—are brought before the court-martial and are to be tried without delay. As it is possible that you may have gathered (…) some information regarding crimes other than those for which they are on trial (…). 2.5 pp., in-4. Paper discoloration at the fold, without affecting the text. 2—Handwritten letter (first draft; with cross-outs and corrections) signed by Fauré and Ménagers (Municipal Administration of Préaux) dated 26 Pluviôse, Year 7 [February 14, 1799], addressed to the municipal administration of the Orne. Report of a theft committed in the church of Préaux. “It is with regret that we must once again inform you of a [???] of our Chouans who were said to have returned to the fold: The items stolen from this church leave (…) no doubt as to the perpetrators of this break-in. Everything leads us to believe that some unsworn priests are lurking around us (…) This is followed by a request for an investigation and a request that the justice of the peace and the competent authorities be informed.”