ILLE-ET-VILAINE. RENNES, June 24, 1800 (5 Messidor, Year 8) - Lot 402

ILLE-ET-VILAINE. RENNES, June 24, 1800 (5 Messidor, Year 8) - Circular letter from BORIE, Prefect of Ille-et-Vilaine, to mayors and deputy mayors—regarding the celebration of the July 14 and Concorde holidays—Printed, 3 folio pages: “All hearts are open to hope. On the Danube, as on the Po, and while crossing the St. Bernard and the St. Gotthard Passes, our armies have vied with one another in courage and glory. The resounding victory won on the 25th of Prairial at MARINGO makes us masters of Milan and Piedmont; the capitulation negotiated by First Consul BONAPARTE leads us to believe that he will add the title of Peacemaker to that of Victor...” — Beautiful engraved vignette.