DETAINED PATRIOTS. "Decree of the National Convention, of 8 - Lot 310

DETAINED PATRIOTS. "Decree of the National Convention, of 8 Ventôse An 2 (February 26, 1794), relative to INCARCERATED PERSONS." "the Committee of General Safety is invested with the power to release detained Patriots. Anyone claiming their freedom will be required to give an account of their conduct since May 1, 1789. Patriot property is inviolable and sacred. The property of persons recognized as enemies of the Revolution will be sequestered for the benefit of the Republic, and these persons will be sequestered until peace, and then banished in perpetuity". N°2197 - Vignette "République Française, Une et Indivisible". Printed in DOUAI (Nord), by LAGARDE ainé, ci devant des Associés, rue des Chapelets. Cupboard (44 x 35) Condition A.