Jean-Baptiste LESCOT-FLEURIOT (1761-1794) Mayor of Paris, guillotined with Robespierre. L.S. as Mayor of Paris, Paris 26 messidor II (July 14, 1794), to the civil committee of a Section; 1 and a half pages in-4, ink stamp Revolutionary Section, Civil Committee.
Celebration of July 14. "Hail to July 14, Hail to the day, forever memorable, when the people of Paris cemented with their blood the first stone of public Liberty, by overthrowing the Bastille [...] Citizens, the Committee of Public Salvation ordered that all the preparations would be made at the National Garden, to receive the People there, and to contribute by songs of victory and gladness, to celebrate the commemoration of this great day. Make announce, with the sound of the snare drum, to the Citizens of your Section, that the meeting of the People, in the National Garden, will take place, after the spectacles which will be opened to all the citizens "....
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