YONNE. Return of LOUIS XVIII. AUXERRE, November 8, 1815. Ord - Lot 589

YONNE. Return of LOUIS XVIII. AUXERRE, November 8, 1815. Order of the Day from the Marquis de VILLEFRANCHE, Field Marshal, Inspector of the National Guard of the Department of YONNE: “BRAVE NATIONAL GUARDSMEN of the Department of YONNE. An unprecedented act of treason was the cause of all the hardships you have just endured, and the unfortunate circumstances in which our department has found itself since the return of the Usurper (Napoleon I) are the sole reason our communications have been cut off… Let us wholeheartedly rally to the legitimate government… The French nation is privileged among all others, for it has the good fortune to be governed by Louis XVIII, the best of kings…” Published by Count GOYON, Prefect of the Yonne. Royal vignette. Printed in AUXERRE, by Laurent FOURNIER, 1815. Poster (52 x 42 cm) Condition A