Antoine-Joseph SANTERRE (1752-1809) brewer, leader of the revolutionary days, commander of the Parisian Guard, then general. L.S., Rennes 25 germinal II (April 14, 1794), to "his fellow citizens of the Faubourg St Antoine"; 1 page in-4.
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"Citizens, it is because of the trust you have placed in me that I have found myself in a position to serve the Republic, I owe you an account of my conduct and an explanation of the charges from which no one is immune."... He announces the sending of a copy of his letter to the Jacobins; his signature is followed by the mention: "required by the people's representative in charge of the armies of the west and Brest."
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