EMPIRE. PROCLAMATION OF COUNT PELET OF THE... - Lot 431 - Vermot et Associés

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EMPIRE. PROCLAMATION OF COUNT PELET OF THE... - Lot 431 - Vermot et Associés
EMPIRE. PROCLAMATION OF COUNT PELET OF THE LOZERE, the Extraordinary Commissioner of His Majesty the Emperor and King (NAPOLEON 1st), in the 9th Military Division - To the Inhabitants of the Departments of HÉRAULT, GARD, ARDÈCHE, LOZERE, TARN and AVEYRON. MONTPELLIER (34), January 12, 1814. (Last call to arms.) "French. The EMPEROR had conceived great projects for the prosperity of France... Prepare your arms; form yourselves under the orders of your chiefs into companies of cohorts of National Guards; Be ready to act... that the men requested for the Conscription, that the horses of which the cavalry has so great need, be supplied with alacrity..." - "Designated by the Emperor, I come in the middle of you to share your privations and your sacrifices...". Vignette of the Empire (Thundering Eagle) - Printed in MONTPELLIER, at Veuve PICOT, Place des Capucins, N°200 - Cupboard (53 x 44) Condition A
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