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Until November 24 | 01:40 PM
201 - REVOLUTION. LOIRET. “Letters Patent from the King (Louis XVI), pursuant to a Decree of the National Assembly, for the prosecution and punishment of those who oppose—particularly in the Department of LOIRET—the payment of tithes (sic: Dixmes) and Champarts duties or other duties; And for the eradication of outward signs of insurrection and sedition.” Issued at Saint-Cloud on August 5, 1790. Printed in Aix by Gibelin-David, 1790. Poster (45.5 x 35.5 cm) Condition B+
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:41 PM
202 - MANCHE. COUTANCES (50), August 13, 1790. Letter signed “CLAVERIE and PHILIPPE,” Commissioners of War. “Gentlemen. Mr. de Montcarville, the Authorizing Commissioner for the Normandy Division, has informed me that he has notified you of the new tender to be held for the supply of wood needed by the troops. I have the honor to inform you that, in accordance with the instructions I have received, I have set the date for this auction for September 15, and I will have the notices posted today…
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€80
Until November 24 | 01:41 PM
203 - GUYTON MORVAU (Louis Bernard, Baron) Dijon 1737 - 1816 - Lawyer, Chemist, Conventionnel de la CÔTE D'OR - Letter signed DIJON August 15, 1790, to M. GROS Procureur. 1 page in-4° : " Monsieur, Le Directoire du Département avait bien pensé que ce ne pouvait être que par erreur que le Comité de Constitution s'était adressé à la Municipalité de Dijon pour avoir une expédition du Procès-verbal de l'Assemblée Électorale du Département. M. GOSSUIN has just informed the Directoire that th
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:42 PM
204 - SOMME. AMIENS, August 19, 1790. Contract for the sale of land planted with oats between Thomas Guay, a laborer in Bois Roule, and Jean Polard of SÉLINCOURT, sealed by Us, Counselor and Keeper of the Seals of the Chancellery of the Bailiwick of Amiens - Partially printed parchment bearing the header “LOUIS, by the grace of God and by the Constitutional Law of the State, King of the French...”—with an attached wax seal.
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:42 PM
205 - PUYSÉGUR (Armand-Jacques-Marc de Chastenet, Marquis de) 1751–1825—General, Minister of War—Letter signed in Paris on September 8, 1790, to Mr. de LA TOUR-DU-PIN - 1 folio page - concerning a dispute between Mr. DUPUCH, Major of the CONTI Regiment, and Mr. de la VARENNE, Colonel in the Royal Corps of Engineers, regarding various orders and ministerial letters pertaining to their seniority in command.
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:43 PM
206 - VENDÉE. REVOLUTION. "Tableau de MM. les Administrateurs du Département de la Vendée, année 1791." Nominative list in 2 columns (Left the Directoire - Remained with the Directoire). Printed 1 page folio.
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€80
Until November 24 | 01:43 PM
207 - MARÉCHAUSSÉE AND NATIONAL GENDARMERIE. A collection of more than 40 laws and decrees concerning the National Gendarmerie, most in quarto format, with a few duplicates: Decree of the King’s Council, dated October 16, 1721, concerning the offices of the former Maréchaussées, abolished by the Edict of 1720 + Law concerning the promotion of officers of the line troops, and those of the former Maréchaussée who have joined the National Gendarmerie, December 15, 1791 + Law concerning the use of
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€200
Until November 24 | 01:44 PM
208 - TARN-ET-GARONNE. “List of Stolen Items between MALAUZE and MOISSAC, January 1, 1791. ” Notice seeking stolen items, printed as a single page in-4°; Inventory of items: - “A thick green uniform coat, with scarlet lapels and lining, buttons, and Toulouse dragoon insignia; a thick blue one with slate-colored buttons, A gray calico coat with two collars, a striped and serrated velvet waistcoat with diamond-studded buttons, two pairs of black silk-cloth breeches,… a ring with a blue stone, s
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€80
Until November 24 | 01:44 PM
209 - LAMETH (Charles Malo François de) Paris 1757 - Paris 1832 - General in 1792, Siege of Yorktown 1781, Deputy to the Estates-General in 1789 - Letter signed Charles De LAMETH, Paris January 17, 1791, to Mr CHAMPION. 1 page in-8°: "I have the honor of recommending to you, Sir, Sieur TOURFAUT. He belongs to a father with a family. He has zeal and activity. He would like to be placed in your offices, I beg you to give him your interest...".
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:45 PM
210 - SARTHE. District of La Ferté-Bernard. 3 copies of minutes of the sale of national property. Session of March 21, 1791: Jean Louis LE SASSIER, a priest residing in Bonnétable, purchaser of properties belonging to the parish of SABLES: the field of the Grande Carrière, the field of the Petite Carrière, and the Paturail meadow. 10 or 12 folio pages.
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:45 PM
211 - WOODS and FORESTS. REVOLUTION. 2 Printed documents: “Law Concerning the Former Rights of Firewood Collection, Grazing, and Other Uses Practiced in the Woods and Other National Estates, and Declaring Null and Void Any Sales That May Have Been Made of These Same Rights. ” dated March 27, 1791—Printed in ROCHEFORT, 3 pages, in-4°, with a header + “Law Concerning the Valuation of Woods, Forests, and Peat Bogs. ” of July 20, 1791—Printed in ALENÇON (Orne), 4 pages, in-4°
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€60
Until November 24 | 01:46 PM
212 - ORNE. 2 PIECES: Sale of NATIONAL PROPERTY - Extract from the National Contract of April 14, 1791. Département de l'ORNE, District de BELESME - Vente d'une pièce de terre nommée Le Champ de la Cure situé Paroisse de MARCILLY dépendant de l'ancien Domaine de la Cure - Imprimé rempli à l'encre - 4 pages in-folio - bandeau - cachets + Certificat de civisme délivré par la Commune de MAGNY LE DESERT Département de l'Orne, au Citoyen Jean LEVEILLIE Marchand Voyageur. Certifie qu'il a toujours
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:46 PM
213 - VIENNE. "SOCIÉTÉ DES AMIS DE LA CONSTITUTION du District de LUSIGNAN séant à VIVONNE" (Rare Society vignette) - From VIVONNE (86) June 24, 1791, to M. le Président des Amis de la Société de la Constitution française à POITIERS: "Frères et amis. This Society charges us to tell you that it has handed over with as much pleasure as gratitude the extract of your deliberation. It was read at an extraordinary meeting and received the applause it deserved in every respect. We swear union and b
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€200
Until November 24 | 01:47 PM
214 - VERTEUIL DE MALLERET (Marc Antoine Malleret de) Gironde 1718-1801 - General in 1770. Fought 44 battles in the Seven Years' War, Governor of Ile d'Oléron in 1781, commander of the 12th Military Division at La Rochelle in 1790, discharged in 1793 - Letter signed "VERTEUIL Lieutenant-General" at LA ROCHELLE (17), October 1, 1791 - to Mr DUPORTAIL Minister of War in Paris. 1 folio page: "Mr. Bernier's unfortunate and distracting condition as a Lieutenant in the 11th Cavalry Regiment, attested to by
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:47 PM
215 - ISÈRE. "SOCIÉTÉ DES AMIS DE LA CONSTITUTION DE GRENOBLE du 3 octobre 1791" Nice vignette from the Society - Copy of the Adresse de la Société des Amis de la Constitution à l'Assemblée Nationale to be inserted in the Society's journal. - Beautiful letter on the Mint, Assignats and Speculation: "Agiotage is at its height, the numéraire has disappeared, the Assignats of 5 # are being monopolized, because they are not in sufficient quantity and there is too much distance between them and tho
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€200
Until November 24 | 01:48 PM
216 - VOSGES. Request from LARIVIÈRE, unemployed since the Revolution, asking the Minister of Public Contributions for one of the new positions of visitor to the tax rolls in the Vosges or Meurthe Departments. Letter signed Paris, October 17, 1791, with large subscription of support from 5 VOSGES deputies to the National Assembly: CARANT, DIEUDONNÉ, VOSGIEN, MENGIN and DELPIERRE. 2 folio pages.
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:48 PM
217 - Anne-François-Augustin, Count of LA BOURDONNAYE (Guérande, Loire-Atlantique, 1745 – Dax, 1793) General – A beautiful signed letter with two handwritten lines – BREST (Finistère), November 4, 1791 (regarding the embarkation for Saint-Domingue): “Sir. I have the honor to inform you that the two Grenadier Companies from the rear battalions of the 4th and 30th Regiments embarked this morning aboard the frigate “LA FINE” and will depart this evening if the wind is favorable. Instead of
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:49 PM
218 - BASSES-ALPES. 1791. REVOLUTIONARY JUSTICE. “Decree of the Directory of the Department of the Basses-Alpes, concerning the establishment of the JURÉ,” dated December 9, 1791. Printed by Guichard, Printer for the Department of the Basses-Alpes in DIGNE, 1791. Vignette: “Department of the Basses-Alpes; The Nation, the Law, and the King.” ” In 12 articles: “Article 1) “The public prosecutor of each district shall immediately compile a list of thirty citizens who meet the qualification
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:49 PM
219 - Karl August von HARDENBERG (1750 - 1822) German diplomat, Foreign Minister and later Chancellor of the Kingdom of Prussia during the wars of the Revolution and Empire. Hated adversary of Napoleon 1st. Count, titled Prince in 1814. Cousin of the great German Romantic poet Novalis (Friedrich Leopold von Hardenberg). In 1812, he imposed emancipation on Prussian Jews - Autograph letter signed in German, 1792. 1 page (25 x 18.5 cm)
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€200
Until November 24 | 01:50 PM
220 - VOSGES. MELTING OF BELLS – Letter signed by DUBOIS, Deputy Public Prosecutor of the Department of VOSGES, to the Director of the Mint in STRASBOURG – ÉPINAL, Sept. 26, Year 4 of Liberty (1792) - “...the transportation costs for the BELLS and old copper that the Vosges Departmental Directory sent you should have been paid by you; however, it had them charged to the registrar of the city of ÉPINAL....This reimbursement, Sir, is of the utmost urgency...” - (water stain) - (the bells from
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:50 PM
221 - CURRENCY. 3 Commercial Bills from 1792: COMMERCIAL BILL. January 10, 1792. Stamp duty: 10 sols. “The Law—The King ” Accounting receipt, from 400 livres to 800 livres, the sum of 500 livres for the last three months of 1791, arising from 2,000 livres in life annuities established on the revenues of THE LADIES OF FRANCE (the daughters of King Louis XV) on September 6, 1777. 1p oblong quarto + COMMERCIAL BILL. January 16, 1792. Stamp duty: 20 sols. “La Loi-Le Roi” Accounting receipt, for
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:51 PM
222 - CURRENCY. BELL METAL. “Law Concerning the Manufacture of Copper Coinage.” Enacted in Paris on January 29, 1792: “1°) The blanks (metal discs) made from bell metal, produced in the cities of BESANÇON (Doubs), CLERMONT-FERRAND (Puy-de-Dôme), ARRAS (Pas-de-Calais), DIJON (Côte-d’Or), and SAUMUR (Maine-et-Loire), shall be stamped with the new dies on site, without being moved. A machine designed to strike the blanks (flan, metal disc) will be installed in each of the facilities establish
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:51 PM
223 - Marshal LUCKNER (Nicolas, baron de) Camb (Germany) 1722 - Guillotiné 1794 ; General 1763, Marshal of France 1791 - Letter signed LUCKNER Le Maréchal de France Commandant l'Armée du RHIN - Paris March 12, 1792. 1 page in-4°: "I have the honor of asking you to propose to the King (Louis XVI) for the position of Captain Aide-de-Camp vacated by the promotion of Mr. de NAUSOUTY, Mr. de LA GRANGE Captain in the 50th Infantry Regiment, and I ask you to kindly send him the Patent" " cut margin
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:52 PM
224 - François-Alexandre TARDIVEAU, Deputy for Ille-et-Vilaine in the Legislative Assembly of 1791, reelected to the Council of 500 by the Loire-Atlantique department (La Garnache, Vendée, 1760–1819) - Autograph letter signed by TARDIVEAU, Chairman of the Commission, dated March 16, 1792. 1 page, in-4°: “Sir, The purpose of the Commission’s extraordinary session (ordered by the National Assembly) is to address the unrest afflicting or threatening the department of Lozère and several other so
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:52 PM
225 - FRIENDS OF THE CONSTITUTION. Printed circular letter from Etienne CLAVIÈRE, Minister of Finance, 4 pages in-folio - Paris April 13, 1792, addressed to the Sociétés des Amis de la Constitution... Frères et Amis, la quatrième année de la Liberté s'écoule, et les ennemis la menacent encore!... Would those who want to save the State have less perseverance than those who want to lose it? No, the body politic was attacked by a profound illness, all its organs were vitiated, and the state of co
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:53 PM
226 - VETERINARY SCHOOLS. 2 Printed documents: “Law Concerning the Veterinary Schools of ALFORT and LYON. ” Decree of the National Assembly of May 23, 1792. Printed in LYON, by Amé Vatar-Delaroche, 1792, 3 pages, in-4° + “Decree of 18 Nivôse, Year 2 (January 7, 1794), establishing the salaries of students at the Alfort Veterinary School. ” Printed in Paris, by the National Executive Printing Office of the Louvre, Year 2; 2 pages, in-4°.
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:53 PM
227 - Jean-Joseph LACOSTE-MONTLAUSIER (Born in Caussade/ Tarn-et-Garonne) - Deputy for the LOT at the Legislative Assembly in 1791 - Autograph letter signed as Deputy for the LOT. Paris, May 27, 1792 - 1 page in-4° : "... I cannot go and ask you myself to recall the dispatch of the letter of Pass for M. DELPECH SAINT-MAURICE whom you kindly placed in the 8th Infantry Regiment, garrisoned at SARRELOUIS, on the note of M. de BERTHIER...".
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:54 PM
228 - DELAUNAY D’ANGERS, Delegate from MAINE-ET-LOIRE—Opinion of DELAUNAY D’ANGERS on the report by Mr. PASTORET regarding general measures to be taken for the security of the State, delivered on June 30, 1792...” Printed by order of the National Assembly; 8 pages, in-8°
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€60
Until November 24 | 01:54 PM
229 - POPULAR SOCIETIES - 3 Related Decrees: - Decree... of July 25, 1792, imposing penalties on those who would prevent popular societies from assembling or attempt to dissolve them.” - Decree... of the 18th day of the 1st month of Year 2, placing the military food and clothing administrations under the supervision of the constituted authorities and popular societies. - Decree... calling upon popular societies to disseminate information regarding administrative decrees pertaining to émigrés and t
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€80
Until November 24 | 01:55 PM
230 - SAINT DENIS DISTRICT (Paris, later Seine-Saint-Denis) – Document signed “De FAUCONPRET,” Secretary of the District of Saint-Denis, on letterhead printed “Directoire of the District of Saint-Denis,” vignette—1 folio page: “... I acknowledge having received from Mr. Thiébeaud, Mayor of Belleville, a lease for one tierceau of land, executed by the Penitent Monks of Belleville to Mr. Boizot for 27 years, in the presence of Mr. Rouveau, notary in Belleville, on January 2, 1782.” - Do
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:55 PM
231 - GIRONDE. Feuille d'Engagement dans les COMPAGNIES FRANCHES, suivant la loi du 31 mai 1792, de Bernard TAFFARD fils, Agriculteur, de la Commune d'ILLATS, Canton de BARSAC, Gironde, aged 18. "I commit myself... as a volunteer in the Compagnies Franches de l'Armée commandée par le Maréchal LUCKNER for a period of three years, and to receive the sum of 5. Livres as a commitment upon arriving at Mr. LUCKNER's army... I promise to serve with fidelity and honor. Fait à CADILLAC le 29 juillet 1792.
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:56 PM
232 - AISNE - NATIONAL VOLUNTARY RESERVES. RESERVE ARMY. 15th Battalion - CERTIFICATE for Joseph-Marie-Étienne SALAMON, born in GRIGNAN (Drôme) on June 11, 1773, Quartermaster-Treasurer of the 15th Battalion of the National Volunteer Federates - SOISSONS (Aisne) August 6, 1792. Document signed by CHADELAS, Adjutant General, commanding the Soissons garrison – 1 large folio page, printed and filled in with ink, minor repairs.
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:56 PM
233 - DAUNOU, Pierre Claude François (Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1761–1840) Delegate from PAS-DE-CALAIS and Historian – “Speech delivered by Citizen DAUNOU, President of the National Convention, during the session of 23 Thermidor (1795), the anniversary of August 10 [1792] “Printed, 12 pp., in-8°, in Mâcon by the printing house of P.M. Saphoux.”
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€60
Until November 24 | 01:57 PM
234 - GENDARMERIE. LAW concerning the definitive organization of the two new divisions of the National Gendarmerie. August 11 and 16, 1792. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale Exécutive du Louvre, 1792. Poster (59 x 45 cm) Condition B+
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:57 PM
235 - PARIS. 3 PIECES: SECTION DE LA FONTAINE DE GRENELLE (En-tête imp.) - Extrait des délibérations de l'Assemblée permanente de la Section, du 21 Août 1792. Prestation de SERMENT d'être fidèle à la Nation, de maintenir la Liberté et l'Égalité ou de mourir pour les défendre, de Jacques GOFFINET, demeurant rue Dominique. P.S. from the Secretary + "GARDE NATIONALE PARISIENNE. Citoyens armés de la SECTION DES LOMBARDS" -Billet de tour de garde, pour une patrouille de nuit rue St MARTIN le 1
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:58 PM
236 - DANTON. Vignette: “French Republic, Department of ILLE-ET-VILAINE — ‘Persecutions against Mr. AURAN, Vice-Consul of the French Nation in SALO, CATALONIA.’ ” Law signed (printed) MONGE, countersigned DANTON, dated September 3, 1792—National Printing Office of the Department of ILLE-ET-VILAINE, at J. Robiquet’s, in RENNES. Poster (43 x 35) Condition B
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:58 PM
237 - NATIONAL LEGION OF THE PYRENEES. AUDE. “LAWS of September 16, 1792, Year 4 of Liberty”: “1°) Allocation of funds for THE WORKS of 1792 and the administrative expenses of THE SCHOOL OF BRIDGES AND ROADS. + 2) Creation of a corps of light troops under the name of the NATIONAL LEGION OF THE PYRENEES. + 3) Transfer of two-thirds of the arms allocation received by the inland departments. + 4) Guarantee for district tax collectors and departmental paymasters-general.” MONGE and DANTON. Publis
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€150
Until November 24 | 01:59 PM
238 - Joseph SERVAN DE GERBEY (Romans /Drôme 1741 - 1808) General 1792, Minister of War May 9/June 12 and Aug. 11/Oct. 3, 1792, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Western Pyrenees - Signed letter to citoyen FLACH. Paris Sept. 19, 1792: "Je vous donne avis, citoyen, que vous êtes nommé à une Sous-lieutenance dans le 50° Régiment d'Infanterie en garnison à ANTIBES (06). - Printed letter, completed in ink. 1 folio page (the word Monsieur is crossed out and replaced by Citoyen).
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€100
Until November 24 | 01:59 PM
239 - (DANTON. CURRENCY. CHARENTE MARITIME) “LAW Concerning the Commissioners of Currency.” Signed by LEBRUN, countersigned by DANTON—September 20, 1792. Published by the Directory of the Department of Lower Charente, in SAINTES on October 16, 1792 – Printed in SAINTES, by Vincent CAPPON and Michel MARESCHAL, printers, 1792. Revolution vignette. Proclamation (39 x 32) Condition A
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€100
Until November 24 | 02:00 PM
240 - NORTH. 1792. DOUAI. “The Citizens, Mayor, and Municipal Officers of the Commune of DOUAI. ” (Vignette: “Municipality of DOUAY. The Law. 1791.”) – Adopted at a municipal session on October 23, 1792, Year I of the Republic. “The days of alarm are over, dear Fellow Citizens; the land of Liberty is now purged of those devastating brigands who, not long ago, unleashed their fury upon a town neighboring ours, causing us to fear that DOUAI would suffer the same ravages that had befallen LIL
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€200
Until November 24 | 02:00 PM
241 - LOWER SEINE. District of NEUFCHÂTEL. Abbey of SAINT-SAËNS. Expédition du procès-verbal d'Adjudication définitive de DOMAINES NATIONAUX dans la municipalité de St Saëns du 29 Octobre 1792 - Vente de " 4 acres de prairies en une seule pièce ayant appartenir à la ci-devant Abbaye de Saint Saëns au capital de 9000 Livres et soumis par le Citoyen Jean Duval marchand Tanneur à St Saëns. The successful bidder shall have the right to take water for irrigation of the said meadow in the manner
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€100
Until November 24 | 02:01 PM
242 - FORT DE JOUX. DOUBS. 1792. (Fort de Joux overlooks the Pontarlier Gorge, which opens the passage to Switzerland.) - Letter from A.S. ESCOFFIER, Lieutenant Colonel and Commander of the Château de JOUX, November 1, 1792, Year I of the French Republic. “Citizen. I have the honor of submitting to you a list of the battalion’s most urgent needs, along with a comprehensive report on the complete shortage of clothing, equipment, and weapons. Also included is a note regarding firewood, as well as a
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€100
Until November 24 | 02:01 PM
243 - THE TRIAL OF KING LOUIS XVI. AVEYRON. “Opinion of LOUCHET, Deputy for the Department of Aveyron to the National Convention, on the trial of LOUIS XVI, dated November 30, 1792. Printed by order of the National Convention: “‘Legislators: Can Louis XVI be tried? Can he, and should he, be sentenced to any punishment other than deprivation of his title? Who should pronounce this sentence? Which court should hear the crimes attributed to the former queen (Marie-Antoinette)? What course of action
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€200
Until November 24 | 02:02 PM
244 - PRINTING OF LAWS. GARAT “Decree of the NATIONAL CONVENTION, dated December 9, 1792, Year I of the French Republic, instructing the Magistrate to read aloud to the people, one day a week, the documents that the CONVENTION has ordered to be printed and sent to the Departments. ” GARAT - No. 232. Published by the Department of Charente-Inférieure _ Printed in SAINTES, by P. Toussaints, Departmental Printer. Revolutionary vignette. Poster (39 x 31) Condition A
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€100
Until November 24 | 02:02 PM
245 - DRÔME. 1793. "Antoine Louis ALBITTE, Représentant du Peuple, envoyé près l'Armée des ALPES, aux Braves soldats et Gardes Nationaux en réquisition, commandés par le Général CARTEAUX." "Frères et Amis, Depuis 4 ans vous endurez les fatigues de la guerre, depuis 4 ans vous versez votre sang pour conquérir la liberté et l'égalité.... So-called Marseillais are arriving. What do these fools want? They call for the destruction of Paris, and their liberticidal cries answer those of the reb
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€200
Until November 24 | 02:03 PM
246 - HORSE MARKET - “GENERAL HORSE SUPPLIES FOR THE REPUBLICAN ARMIES.” Department of War - “Regulations in the form of instructions for the purchase of horses and contracts to be entered into for the supply of horses to the mounted troops of the armies of the French Republic.” 1793—printed by the General Horse Supply Administration, 18 pages, in-4°—including one completed contract: A contract for 150 horses signed by the Horse Supply Committee on August 24, 1793.
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€100
Until November 24 | 02:03 PM
247 - TOULON (VAR), The Rebel City. 1793. 2 Printed Works: “Report on the BETRAYAL OF TOULON, by JEAN-BON SAINT-ANDRÉ, on behalf of the Committee of Public Safety.” - Printed by order of the National Convention. 96 pages, in-8°—including numerous copies of letters + THE CAPTURE OF TOULON (83) - “Decree of the National Convention of the 4th Nivôse, Year II (December 24, 1793), concerning the Capture of TOULON.” “Article 1) The Army of the Republic, directed against Toulon, has rendered g
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€60
Until November 24 | 02:04 PM
248 - PUY-DE-DÔME. 1793. 6 POSTERS OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION printed in CLERMONT-FERRAND by the Widow DELCROS and Sons, Printer for the Department of Puy-de-Dôme. 1793 – Dimensions approx. (49 x 38): 1°) Decrees of January 4 and 8, 1793, concerning the commissions to be issued to the newly elected Directors and Controllers of the POST OFFICES. Concerning the Arts and Crafts Advisory Board. No. 298 + 2°) Decree of January 11 and 13, 1793, stipulating that the FEDERATES from the departments who a
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€200
Until November 24 | 02:04 PM
249 - NAVY. 2 Decrees: NAVAL FORCE – “Decree of the National Convention of January 13, 1793, to expand the Republic’s naval force to 52 ships of the line and 52 frigates. ” Details in 10 articles (5 with 100 guns, 6 with 80, 14 with 74, etc.; enrollment of young men wishing to serve at sea; casting of cannons, etc.)—Printed on 4 pages, in-4° format, header + “Decree of the National Convention, dated the 16th day of the 1st month of Year 2 (October 7, 1793), ordering the creation of a rost
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€80
Until November 24 | 02:05 PM
250 - NANTES (Loire-Atlantique). 2 pages: NANTES (44), SAINTE CROIX District. Large certificate of residence, valid for 3 months, issued in NANTES on January 30, 1793, to Citizen MICHELLON. Numerous signatures from witnesses, the Municipality, the Directory of the Nantes district, and the Directory of the Lower Loire. 3 wax seals. 2 pages, large folio size + MARITIME CONSCRIPTION. NANTES, December 31, 1811. Certificate for “Pierre Nicolas BERDELOUP, Laborer, conscript of 1812 from LAVAU, canton of S
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€100
Until November 24 | 02:05 PM
251 - Marshal BEURNONVILLE – Decree of the National Convention of February 4, 1793, Year 2 – 1) Concerning properties whose sales give rise to rescission – 2) Appointing General BEURNONVILLE Minister of War – A 4-page in-4° print with a banner reading “Vive la Nation” from the SURRE, Fils printing house.
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€40
Until November 24 | 02:06 PM
252 - GENDARMERIE. Signed Joseph GILOT, Le Maréchal de Camp Commandant à LANDAU. (General in 1792), made at LANDAU (Germany) February 24, 1793. Permission to the named Louis BLU Gendarme Nationale Compagnie de Mercier Département de la MAYENNE en la résidence de LA GRAVELLE to retire to his said residence in accordance with the Arrêté des Commissaires de la Convention Nationale, envoyés à l'Armée des VOSGES. - follows his roadmap with numerous stopover visas. 3 folio pages, partly printed, vi
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€100
Until November 24 | 02:06 PM
253 - CHARENTE-MARITIME. 2 PAGES: Signed certificate from the Regimental Council of the “NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS, formerly the 4th Marine Infantry Regiment in ROCHEFORT (17) April 13, 1793, Year 2.” Certificate of service for René FOUCHER, Private, who was wounded in LA VENDÉE—1 page (15 x 21), partially printed—Wax seal + MARINE – Rochefort City Hall (17) Excerpt from the Death Certificate dated October 17, 1808, of Jean Marie MICHEL, Gunner Cadet in the 1st Marine Artillery Regiment, who die
Starting price
€80
Until November 24 | 02:07 PM
254 - THE BETRAYAL OF GENERAL DUMOURIEZ. 2 Documents: Printed letter from the Representatives of the People CAMBON, GUYTON, and LINDET, members of the COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY, to the Citizen Administrators of the Rhône-et-Loire Department - From PARIS, April 18, 1793 - A 2-page in-4° print produced in LYON by Aimé Vatar-Delaroche, Printer for the Rhône-et-Loire Department, 1793: “We have just been informed, Citizens, that couriers, claiming to bear orders from the National Convention, are tra
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255 - VAL DE MARNE - CHOISY SUR SEINE (Revolutionary name of CHOISY LE ROI, 94) "Extract from the registers of the Commune of CHOISY SUR SEINE of April 27, 1793, Year 2... The Committee, having read the interrogation given to the Commune of PARIS by François HEMERY and having heard him himself, decides that the said François HEMERY shall be set free. Certificate signed by the Mayor and municipal officers of the Commune of CHOISY SUR SEINE on 6 Fructidor An 3, wax stamped "Municipalité de Choisy sur
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€150
Until November 24 | 02:08 PM
256 - Nicolas DES BRULYS (Brive/Corrèze 1757 - La Réunion 1809) General in 1793 - Letter signed at headquarters in BOUCHAIN (Nord) on May 24, 1793, year 2 of the Republic, addressed to General Pierre COLOMB in Denaing (Denain, Nord) 1 ½ page in-8° - He warns him that troops under General HEDOUVILLE's command are to occupy the posts and villages of Bellaing, Wallers, and the edge of the intervening woods... "The General-in-Chief wishes you to guard this interesting post, where a Battalion from Vale
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€150
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257 - THE FORCED LOAN OF 1793 - Jean-Marie COLLOT-D’HERBOIS (1749–1796) Actor, Member of the Paris Convention - “Draft Decree on the COMPULSORY LOAN of One Billion, presented at the session of June 9 (1793), by J.M. COLLOT-D’HERBOIS, Deputy appointed by the Department of PARIS...” - printed by order of the National Convention; 6 pages, in-8°.
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€60
Until November 24 | 02:09 PM
258 - BREVET DE RÉCOMPENSE NATIONALE in favor of Jacques-François CHANCHARD, baptized in St-Pierre de CAEN, Calvados), with an annual life pension of 1,063 livres for 38 years of service in the former Régie générale. Done in Paris on June 28, 1793. Signed by the Minister of War BOUCHOTTE (Jean-Baptiste-Noël) and co-signed by DESTOURNELLES (Louis DESCHAMPS) Minister of Public Contributions for the Provisional Executive Council. Patent (37 x 49.5 cm)
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€100
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259 - EURE-ET-LOIR. 1793. CANAL. Décret de la Convention Nationale, du 26 Juillet 1793, qui autorise le Citoyen CLAVAUX et Société, à ouvrir un Canal de Navigation pour joindre les rivières d'EURE et de LOIR", "...de Tranchefetus (Pont de Tranchefétu 28) à Bonneval (28) ; à réparer et se servir de la digue faite d'après les plans du Maréchal VAUBAN, située près le moulin de Boisard pour former un réservoir qui doit alimenter le point de partage pour un Canal d'irrigation...". - Printed 4
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260 - AVEYRON – “THE FRIENDS of the Republic, gathered as a POPULAR ASSOCIATION in RODEZ, at the National Convention.” – A 7-page printed address in in-8° format, dated August 1793 - They defend the arrest of Citizens FLAUGERGUES, President of the Aveyron Department, and GERALDY, a professor at the Rodez College, who were brought before the Convention.
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€100
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261 - REUNION ISLAND. 1793. FORMER BOURBON VOLUNTEERS – Decrees of the National Convention of September 7, 1793, concerning the organization and pay of the Corps of Former Bourbon Volunteers, intended to be stationed on the Island of Réunion. “It shall consist of 4 companies, each comprising 50 men…”—and other laws, including that of September 9, 1793, which abolished the military schools—Printed in Beauvais (Oise), by Desjardins—8 pages, in-8°
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€80
Until November 24 | 02:11 PM
262 - NORTH. 3 ARTICLES: BERGUES and DUNKIRK - “Decree of the National Convention, dated September 17, 1793, declaring that the Army of the North has rendered distinguished service to the Fatherland during the memorable days of the liberation of Bergues and Dunkirk.” - Printed document, 3 pages, in-4° format + NORD-LIBRE (revolutionary name for CONDÉ) - Document signed by the Brigade Commander, Commander of the Garrison of NORD-LIBRE - Certificate of good service for Citizen REBOULH, Captain of
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€100
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263 - ABOLITION OF THE REGULAR CLERGY. CALVADOS. Set of 2 decrees of the National Convention - 2 prints published in CAEN by G. LE ROY, 1793, 3 pp., in-4° - 1) dated 2 Frimaire, Year II, granting an annual allowance to bishops, parish priests, and vicars who renounce their office. - 2) dated September 18, 1793, concerning the pensions or salaries of bishops, episcopal vicars, and other clergy. Title band.
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€60
Until November 24 | 02:12 PM
264 - LE HAVRE (Seine-Maritime). “Decree of the National Convention, dated September 27, 1793, Concerning the Establishment of a Naval Hospital in Le Havre-de-Grâce.”—printed, 4 pages, in-4°.
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€40
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265 - ABOLITION OF THE REGULAR CLERGY. 3 DOCUMENTS: “DEPARTMENT OF PARIS” (printed letterhead). Certificate signed by the Administrators comprising the Directory of the Department of PARIS. Certificate of change of residence for Citizen CLAVELOT, attorney-in-fact for Françoise LE JEUNE, formerly a Sister of Charity, who has declared her intention to take up residence in BAYEUX – IN PARIS, October 1, 1793 – 1 folio page, partially printed + DEPARTMENT OF PARIS (printed letterhead, vignette) ��
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€100
Until November 24 | 02:13 PM
266 - Jean-Nicolas PACHE (1746–1823) Minister of War (October 18, 1792, to February 2, 1793), then Mayor of Paris – Letter signed “PACHE,” Mayor of PARIS - Paris, 13 Brumaire, Year II (November 3, 1793) – To Citizen JOURDEUIL, Deputy Minister of War: “Citizen, I would be grateful if you could help me resolve the agonizing uncertainty of a loving father regarding the fate of his son, whom he has already been told had his arm severed while fighting in the 3rd Battalion of PARIS, Moselle Army
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€100
Until November 24 | 02:13 PM
267 - MOSELLE. METZ — “Excerpt from the minutes of the REVOLUTIONARY COMMISSION formed by the People’s Representatives LACOSTE and MALLARMÉ.” - 12 Brumaire, Year II (December 2, 1793) - “Four members of the General Council of the Municipality of METZ came on behalf of said General Council to inform the Revolutionary Commission of a letter from the People’s Representatives dated yesterday, and to invite it to inform them of the measures it has taken to enable them to act for the common goo
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€60
Until November 24 | 02:14 PM
268 - RHÔNE. LYON. “VILLE-AFFRANCHIE.” 2 DOCUMENTS: Document signed by the Supervisory and Revolutionary Committee of La Guillotière. (Printed header, small vignettes) — 5 signatures — Report by the caretaker of the Jaunage house on the 27th of Frimaire, Year II (December 17, 1793): “... Since the caretaker was not at his post... he had abandoned the items entrusted to him.” Interrogation regarding the hay, butter, barrels, clock, door locks, and wardrobes stolen from the house “... he
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€100
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269 - ARMIES OF THE RHINE AND MOSELLE. "RECUEIL des ACTIONS HÉROÏQUES et Civiques des Républicains Français. N° 5. Presented to the National Convention, on behalf of the Committee of Public Instruction, by Antoine THIBAUDEAU Conventionnel de la VIENNE, printed by order of the National Convention. ARMÉES DU RHIN ET DE LA MOSELLE, Campagne d'hiver; An 2 (1794)." Printed in PARIS, 20 pages in-8°.
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€80
Until November 24 | 02:15 PM
270 - REVOLUTIONARY SONG - Manuscript from the period (1794): “Republican Song” 8 stanzas of 8 lines each—3 pp., in-4°—followed by “Parody of The Awakening of the People” 5 stanzas of 8 lines each—1 p., in-4°— “Citizens, despite the intrigues—of fanatics and kings—as the reward for our long struggles—we shall enjoy all our rights (repeat)—May our only policy—be to remain forever united—and we shall reap the fruits—that the Republic promises us (Repeat)...” – “Yo
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€100
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271 - SEINE-SAINT-DENIS. 2 DOCUMENTS: SAINT-DENIS (93) - Letter from the Public Prosecutor of the District of Saint-Denis - Saint-Denis, January 28, Year 2 (1794) of the Republic - “I have just received a letter from the Citizen Attorney General of the Department of PARIS asking me for a general inventory of the horses and mares found in the various communes that make up this District, ... in order to complete a report that must be submitted to the National Convention... I hope that your prompt repl
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€100
Until November 24 | 02:16 PM
272 - PICARDY. 1794. Document signed by the 20th Dragoon Regiment stationed in NOYON (Oise). Military discharge for Jacques LEGRAND, a native of NESLE L’HOPITAL (80), from the “Levée des 300,000 Hommes,” a dragoon in the 20th Regiment of DRAGONS, wounded in the Army of the North – Issued at NOYON (60) on the 15th of Prairial, Year II (1794) – 1 page, in-4° format. Wax seal.
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€100
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273 - “SECRET MEETING between Their Excellencies the Count of TRAUTTMANSDORF and General D’ALTON” (1794) - “... The loss of the Netherlands seems almost certain; it seems to me that you should use every means to prevent it, since you are the sole cause of it...” — printed, 7 pp., in-8° — undated (1794) - Franz Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg (Vienna 1749–1827) During the reign of Joseph II, he served as Minister Plenipotentiary of the Austrian Netherlands from 1789 and as Chan
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€60
Until November 24 | 02:17 PM
274 - SERVING THE FATHERLAND WELL. 2 Printed Documents from 1794: ARMY OF THE MOSELLE AND THE RHINE - “Decree of the National Convention, dated 12 Nivôse, Year II (January 1, 1794), Declaring that the armies of the Moselle and the Rhine, the Garrison, and the Citizens of LANDAU have rendered distinguished service to the Fatherland.” 3-page in-4° printed document + Decree of the 11th and 13th Floréal, Year 2 (May 2, 1794); Decree declaring that the Armies of the ALPS and the ARDENNES have render
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€80
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275 - General François MULLER (Sarrelouis 1764 – Orléans 1808) – A 4-line autograph signature, signed as Major General. Permission granted to Citizen LARIVIÈRE to rejoin his battalion to serve in the rank of Sergeant Major – ANGERS (Maine-et-Loire) 20 Nivôse, Year 2 (January 9, 1794) – Approval stamp from the Authorizing Commissioner and authorization to pay his 3-month supplement – 2 pages, in-4° format.
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€100
Until November 24 | 02:18 PM
276 - HAUTE-GARONNE. CITY OF TOULOUSE – Certificate signed by NESNIE, Commander of the City – Toulouse, this 23 Nivôse, Year 2 (January 12, 1794) - 1 page, in-4° - Unwanted red wax seal: “We hereby certify that we have granted to… Adjutant Gal of the National Guard a commission to travel to the District of St. GAUDENS to expedite the recruitment, organization, arming, outfitting, and deployment of the volunteer soldiers intended to form the elite army for the contingent to be provided by the
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€100
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277 - PARIS SECTIONS. 3 Documents: PARIS. Document signed by the Revolutionary Committee of the SECTION DES PIQUES (Letterhead, vignette, and seal of the Section). 4 Pluviôse, Year 2 (January 23, 1794). Record of Mathurin Eloy Hanel, a native of MONTREUIL (Seine-et-Oise), a Dragoon, mounted and equipped at the expense of the People’s Society of the Piques Section. 1p in-4° + PARIS. Revolutionary Committee. Faubourg du Nord Section. 4 Floréal, Year 2 (April 23, 1794). The General Assembly of this
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278 - SAINT JUST (Louis-Antoine de) 1767–1794—Member of the Convention from the Aisne department. 2 Printed documents: “REPORT on Foreign Factions and on the Conspiracy Plotted by Them in the French Republic to Destroy the Republican Government Through Corruption and to Starve Paris ” Presented to the National Convention on the 23rd of Ventôse, Year II (March 13, 1794), by ST JUST on behalf of the Committee of Public Safety—Printed by order of the National Convention; 27 pages, in-8°: “C
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€100
Until November 24 | 02:19 PM
279 - 7° Bataillon de la HAUTE SAÔNE, Compagnie n° 17 à l'Armée de MOSELLE - Pièce signée du Commandant en Chef et du Conseil du Bataillon (8 signatures) - Certificat pour Pierre BOURILLET de PROVINS (Haute-Saône), volontaire... bon soldat et bon républicain et qu'il a été blessé au bras droit d'un biscayen le 20 août dernier près Lauterbourg... Done at the bivouac in front of WEBENHEIM near BLIESKASTEL (Germany) this 29th prairial year 2 (17th June 1794) - 1p in-4° - red wax seal.
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€80
Until November 24 | 02:20 PM
280 - SECTIONS OF PARIS. 2 DOCUMENTS: TUILERIES SECTION. CIVIL COMMITTEE (Letterhead, Beautiful vignette) – P.S. from the Committee on the 9th of Messidor, Year 2 (June 27, 1794) - Certificate for “Citizen SENCE, wife of MASSON, a soldier on the frontiers, mother of two children, with no income, working as a day laborer, and unable to pay any public taxes.” 1 page, in-4° + PARIS. “REVOLUTIONARY ARMY” (Letterhead) – Certificate of Service for Citizen HERVIEUX, aged 29; residing at 130 Rue
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€100
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281 - ARMÉE DES ALPES. “Excerpt from the Decree of the People’s Representatives, ALBITTE and LAPORTE, attached to the Armée des Alpes, concerning the mobilization of the National Guard battalions.” – Issued at Headquarters in BRIANÇON (05), on the 17th of Messidor, Year 2 (July 5, 1794) – Printed on 2 pages, in-4° format; Printed in CHAMBERY (73) by the Printing House of François DUFOUR the Elder – Vignette: “Live Free or Die.”
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€80
Until November 24 | 02:21 PM
282 - SARTHE. LA FRENAYE. “Sale of NATIONAL PROPERTY belonging to émigrés. Department of Sarthe, District of MAMERS. Canton and Municipality of LA FRENAYE—“On the 2nd of Thermidor, Year 2 (July 20, 1794)... The twelfth part, amounting to approximately two arpents, to be taken from the coppice... belonging to the émigré Denis-Alexandre DUCHESNE... including a portion beyond the road in the commune of ROUSSEE...” – “Expéditions” stamps. Printed form filled in with ink, 6 pages, in-4°
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€80
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283 - MORBIHAN. THE TERROR. “The Twelve Representatives of the People, detained at PORT-LIBRE (the revolutionary name for PORT-LOUIS), to their colleagues sitting in the National Convention and to all the French people. ” At the Port-Libre Prison on the 16th of Vendémiaire, Year 3 (October 7, 1794). Printed, 28 pages, in-8°. Reinforced cover fold.
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€80
Until November 24 | 02:22 PM
284 - Jean-Jacques LIÉBERT, Baron de Litray (Liesse-Notre-Dame/ Aisne 1758–1814) General of the Revolution and the Empire – Document signed LIÉBERT, Major General, Chief of the General Staff of the ARMY OF THE NORTH - (Printed header of the Army of the North – Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death) – at the headquarters in Aaverstein on the 26th of Frimaire, Year 3 (December 16, 1794) – 2 folio pages – Appointment of Claude ESMANGART, a volunteer in the First Battalion of the Lombard H
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€100
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285 - Jean-Jacques LIÉBERT, Baron de Litray (Liesse-Notre-Dame, Aisne, 1758–1814), General of the Revolution and the Empire—ARMÉE DU NORD (Printed at the top). Letter signed by LIÉBERT, Major General, Chief of Staff, 6 Ventôse, Year 3 (Dec. 26, 1794). Authorization to return to his home in RIOM (Puy-de-Dôme) for “Gilbert Chapuy, Commander of the 7th Battalion of the Federates, a prisoner of war, and released by French troops upon their entry into Holland, having stated that his battalion is
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€100
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286 - VENDÉE. NATIONAL PROPERTY — “District of FONTENAY-LE-PEUPLE” (Revolutionary name for Fontenay-le-Comte) — Sale held on the 7th of Nivôse, Year 3 (December 27, 1794), 14 boisselées and 3/4 of land, known as La Garenne des Houx, located in the commune of PÉAULT, formerly belonging to the émigré CAUGIREAUD. – “Expéditions” stamps; 6 folio-sized pages, partially printed.
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€100
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287 - ALLIER. District of CUSSET. Table of Revolutionary Saltpeter Production, from the 14th of Frimaire, Year 2, to the 9th of Nivôse, Year 3, in the District of CUSSET—Wax seal of the District of CUSSET - Certified as conforming to the monthly accounts submitted to us by the agents and directors of the Saltpeter Workshops of the District of CUSSET (Allier); at Cusset on the 9th of Nivôse, Year 3 (December 29, 1794) - 1 folio page.
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€100
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288 - LYON, Rhône. Certificate of NON-RÉBELLION. Signed by the Comité Révolutionnaire du District de LYON (8 signatures). Certificate of non-rebellion for "Claudine-Denise PITET, widow of François-Antoine MAUGÉ, tailor, rue du Bœuf n°66 - 79 years old... is not included on the list of rebels of this commune... Lyon 24 nivôse an 3 (January 13, 1795)". - 1 page folio - printed form completed in ink - Vignette and stamp of the Comité Révolutionnaire.
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€100
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289 - WESTERN PYRENEES ARMY. 2nd JURA Battalion – Certificate signed by Major General MARBOT and Brigadier General RAOUL – Discharge due to retirement for Antoine COULON, Fusilier “..maimed in the left leg by a gunshot wound he received in the Vendée...” - Dated “Irouereta,” 25 Nivôse, Year 3 (January 14, 1795) - Battalion wax seal - Numerous signatures – 1 oblong folio page.
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€100
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290 - SAÔNE-ET-LOIRE. Address: “THE PEOPLE’S REPRESENTATIVES (BERLIER, GENEVOIS, POTTIER, MEYNARD), members of the Legislative Committee, To the National Commissioner at the District Court of CHALON-SUR-SAONE: “From every corner of the Republic, complaints are rising regarding the abuses that have crept into arbitration. The greed of the minions of the old judicial order dares to resurface in this benevolent and sublime institution …Citizens must be made fully aware that the arbitrator’s fe
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€80
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291 - NATIONAL CONVENTION. Piece signed by the Conventionnels Joseph SEVESTRE (Député d'Ille-et-Vilaine) and CALÈS (Député de la Haute-Garonne), Representatives of the People, Members of the "Comité de Sureté générale, Section de la Police de PARIS. (Header, Vignette), dated Floréal 14, Year 3 (May 3, 1795), to People's Representative André DUMONT on mission in the Department of Seine et Oise. He requests information on the morality and political principles of the Agent National de MONTAGNE
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€150
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292 - EASTERN PYRENEES. 2 Letters: Letter signed LASTU Ainé, President of the CRIMINAL COURT of the Department of the Pyrénées-Orientales (Letterhead, seal), to the Citizens and the Commander of the Stationary Gendarmerie, in PERPIGNAN, 2 Prairial, Year 3 (May 21, 1795)—regarding the complaint of two gendarmes assigned to serve at the Criminal Court in Perpignan who have received none of their pay—Signed by CROZAT, Squadron Commander of the Gendarmerie. 1 folio page + EASTERN PYRENEES. Letter s
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€100
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293 - MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE) UNDER STATE OF SIEGE, 1795: “Order issued by the MILITARY CRIMINAL COURT established in the City of MARSEILLE, under a state of siege. Which acquits of the charges and releases Jean-Pierre VAUTIER, a native of this municipality and resident thereof, formerly a jailer at the military prisons of Fort Nicolas, and François BONNET, a farmer, a native of Montpellier, a volunteer in the First Battalion of Gravilliers.” Issued on the 12th of Prairial, Year 3 (May 31,
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€150
Until November 24 | 02:27 PM
294 - NAVY AND COLONIES. Report of the Navy and Colonies Commission to the Committee of Public Safety regarding the contract for 8,000 sacks of canvas to be supplied urgently to the Navy’s food supply agency—2 Messidor, Year 3 (June 20, 1795) – Document signed by Rear Admiral Jean DALBARADE, Minister of the Navy (Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 1743 – Saint-Jean-de-Luz 1819) + Endorsements by Convention members MAREC (Finistère) and DEFERMON (Ille-et-Vilaine). 2 folio pages.
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€100
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295 - THERMIDORIAN REACTION. 2 Prints: Address of the National Convention to the French People, 18 Vendemiaire, Year 3 (October 9, 1794): "In the midst of your triumphs, people are plotting your downfall. Some perverse men would like to dig the tomb of liberty in the bosom of France... To remain silent would be to betray you; and the most holy of our duties is to enlighten you on the perils that surround you..." - Bulletin des lois de la république n°70, printed 8 pages in-8° + François-Antoine BO
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€80
Until November 24 | 02:28 PM
296 - LÉRY (François-Joseph d’Estienne de Chaussegros, Viscount of) CANADA 1754 – Chartrettes (Seine-et-Marne) 1824 – General of the Engineers - Letter signed LERY, Commander of the Engineer Battalion, to Major General KLÉBER, commander of the Army’s Right Wing, in DUSSELDORF (Germany), on 3 Brumaire, Year 4 (Oct. 25, 1795) - 1 page, large folio size - Good text on the deployment of officers to the right wing of the Army of the Sambre and Meuse: “.. I am surprised that the Engineering Off
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€100
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297 - HOME ARMY. Letter from A.S. VERGER, Chief Army Surgeon, on letterhead printed by the Army of the Interior and Military Hospitals – At Headquarters, 4 Frimaire, Year 4 (Nov. 25, 1795) – 1 large folio page with vignette – To Citizen AMIOT, First-Class Surgeon – Service order requiring him to depart immediately for FRANCIADE (Saint-Denis [93]) and report to the Citizen Commissioner of War in charge of hospital security in said municipality in order to be recognized and sworn in – Document
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€80
Until November 24 | 02:29 PM
298 - LOT-ET-GARONNE. Document signed by the People’s Representatives, Deputies of the Department of LOT-ET-GARONNE: Bernard LAUJACQ, Jacques COUTAUSSE, and SENBAUSET. They call upon the Minister of War to issue strict orders to ensure that Citizen Florentin DUBOURG, a requisition officer residing in the commune of LÉVIGNAC (Lot-et-Garonne), reports for military service. “An order had been issued by Minister SCHÉRER to have him report for duty. Through some intrigue, this order was circumvented.
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€100
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299 - Guillaume GRIVEL (Uzerche, Corrèze 1735 - Paris 1810) French literary scholar. He was Professor of Legislation at the time of the creation of the Écoles Centrales - Letter A.S. PARIS, 15 Pluviôse an 4 (February 4, 1796). 1p in-4°: "...The Écoles Centrales are not organized... It is very urgent to organize and establish Public Instruction... Please, citizen, by continuing your kindness to me, urge the department to organize the Écoles Centrales as soon as possible, to fix me, if possible, i
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€100
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300 - GENDARMERIE. “LAW Concerning the Organization of the National Gendarmerie.” April 17, 1796 (28 Germinal, Year VI): “…Whereas the 1,500 National Gendarmerie brigades established by the law of 25 Pluviôse Year V are insufficient to ensure the maintenance of public order in the interior and to suppress crimes and misdemeanors… ” (On the Establishment of the National Gendarmerie, On the Expansion of the National Gendarmerie, Composition, Organization, Pay and Salary, Administration, Pol
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