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€120 - 220Sale fees
[BAILLY]* [Léonard Bourdon] ** [Antoine-Jacques Dufaut] *** Autograph letter of request (dated “July 25”) signed by Léonard Bourdon, countersigned by Dufaut, and accompanied by a 4-line autograph reply signed by Bailly (dated July 26, 1790). 1.5 pages, in-8; fine copy. Stamp: “Autograph collection Dr. Max Thorek” “I implore the mayor to provide assistance to the two women who present him with this note—one of whom lost her husband at the Bastille and is named Ve Cochet, and the other is the mother of two children who were wounded there and is named Bernard; both are currently in dire need (…)” [the reply] “I request?? the Department of Public Property to have each of the two women named given one Louis (…)” *Jean-Sylvain Bailly: first mayor of Paris; he was guillotined on November 12, 1793. **He played a very active role in the coup d’état of 9 Thermidor. It was he who, at the head of the Convention’s armies, stormed City Hall to arrest Robespierre. ***Municipal officer and member of the General Assembly of Representatives of the Paris Commune.
Auction details
Antique books, autographs, and various documents: Collection of Mr. L and othersAuction house
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