LOIRE 1794. MONTBRISON in a state of PERMANENT SURVEILLANCE. - Lot 385

LOIRE 1794. MONTBRISON in a state of PERMANENT SURVEILLANCE. Arrêté de POCHOLLE, "Le Représentant du Peuple, actuellement à MONTBRISON (42)", Fait à MONTBRISON le 17 Brumaire An 3 (7 Nov. 1794): "Instruit qu'un nouveau genre de désorganisation sociale vient de se manifester dans ce District, et semble menacer les Districts et les départements environnants. Arrests that the Constituted Authorities of Montbrison... are in a state of permanent Surveillance to prevent any emigration from their territory, recall to their homes the seduced individuals who have abandoned them, and search for the driving force and instigators of this disorder." (Sequestration of fugitives' property; Travelers without passports; "The Vendée, smoking with the blood of so many thousands of Frenchmen (product of fanaticism.), is offered to the gaze of all friends of humanity and the Patrie..." Printed in MONTBRISON, by Marc MAGNEIN, Imprimeur du District - Beautiful "République Française" vignette and frieze of Phrygian bonnets. Cupboard (54 x 42) Condition A.