FRIENDS OF THE CONSTITUTION. Printed circular letter from Et - Lot 175

FRIENDS OF THE CONSTITUTION. Printed circular letter from Etienne CLAVIÈRE, Minister of Finance, 4 pages in-folio - Paris April 13, 1792, addressed to the Sociétés des Amis de la Constitution... Frères et Amis, la quatrième année de la Liberté s'écoule, et les ennemis la menacent encore!... Would those who want to save the State have less perseverance than those who want to lose it? No, the body politic was attacked by a profound illness, all its organs were vitiated, and the state of convalescence required precautions and care... Charged with taking special care of the assessment and collection of the TAX, I invoke the Patriotism of all good citizens, I ask them in the name of Liberty to pay their tribute to the Fatherland...".