MONT-BLANC DEPARTMENT - 2 letters signed by the Department’s - Lot 288

MONT-BLANC DEPARTMENT - 2 letters signed by the Department’s Central Administration. (Printed letterhead, 2 different vignettes) — to Major General GRENIER, Commander of the troops in the Mont-Blanc Department in Chambéry — 2 pp., in-4° each — 1) CHAMBÉRY, July 11, Thermidor, Year 7 (July 29, 1799) - “The delays on the part of the cantons in delivering the foodstuffs called for—delays caused by the current shortage of these items—give us the greatest concern regarding the reliability of the supply of rations and fodder...” + 2) CHAMBÉRY, 18 Thermidor, Year 7—On various matters: “... our zeal must not wane, and we will employ every possible means to support military operations and ensure the aid due to the defenders of the fatherland.”—both