The Collection of a Connoisseur: History in Manuscript

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FRENCH REVOLUTION | a collection of three documents, signed by Talleyrand, Pichegru and others, 1789-98

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FRENCH REVOLUTION


A COLLECTION OF THREE DOCUMENTS, SIGNED BY TALLEYRAND, PICHEGRU, BEAUREPAIRE AND OTHERS:


i) Quesnay de Beaurepaire, Le Chevalier Alexandre-Marie, partially printed document signed, attesting that Thomas Dalibert, a Lieutenant in the Royal Corps of the Invalides, distinguished himself by his courage at the taking of the Bastille, 1 page, 4to, red wax seal impression, headed stationery with Revolutionary vignette, Paris, 18 August 1789


ii) Pichegru, General Jean Charles, document signed, giving permission to Joseph Jean Barry to visit Antwerp to consult other doctors about his illness, signed by Pichegru on the verso, where he grants two months' leave of absence, 2 pages, 4to, red wax seal impression, the verso also with the signatures of two surgeons, headed stationery of the Gendarmerie Nationale Parisienne, with vignette, 5 August 1794


iii) Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles de, partially printed document signed ("Ch. Mau. Talleyrand"), on behalf of the Directoire, to Citoyen Choderlos, Consul General in Alep, asking him to acknowledge receipt of their order of the same date, 1 page, 8vo, headed "Duplicate", headed stationery with Revolutionary vignette, integral address leaf, docketed, Paris, 18 June 1798


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