Autographs, Letters & Manuscripts

[GUILLOTINE & DEATH SENTENCE]: A rare and good selection of printed original documents, including decrees, referring to guillotine and death sente...

[LOUIS XVI]: (1754-1793) King of France and Navarre 1774-1791, King of the French 1791-92. The only King of France to have been executed. An excel...

NATIONAL CONVENTION: A good document signed by several members of the National Convention, Committee of General Security and Surveillance, one pag...

ROUGET DE LISLE CLAUDE: (1760-1836) French Officer of the French Revolutionary wars. Best known for being the creator of the words and music of th...

FRERON LOUIS-MARIE STANISLAS: (1754-1802) French Politician, member of the National Convention. Freron is remembered as the infamous appointed to ...

HULIN PIERRE AUGUSTIN: (1758-1841) French General who decided to take over the Bastille with 75 men and 5 cannons. Hulin was also Commandant of th...

CAMBON PIERRE JOSEPH: (1756-1820) French Statesman, member of the National Convention, and a talented financial advisor. Cambon drew up the first ...

LUCKNER NICOLAS: (1722-1794) German Officer and Danish Count. Luckner joined the French army, supported the French Revolution and became Marshal i...

DANTON GEORGES: (1759-1794) Leading figure of the French Revolution and first President of the Committee of Public Safety. Danton voted for the de...

LASOURCE: (1763-1793) Marc David Alba, known as Lasource, being the “nom de guerre” he adopted as a Protestant priest prosecuted by official autho...

ERNAULT DES BRULYS NICOLAS: (1757-1809) Also known as Ernault de Rignac. French General of artillery during Revolution and Empire, and Commandant ...

ROMME GILBERT: (1750-1795) President of the Convention 1793. French Politician and Mathematician who developed the French Republican Calendar. He ...

[CUSTINE & FOUQUIER TINVILLE]: Rare contemporary large printed indictment, four pages, large folio, Paris, 14th August 1793, in French. The indict...

TALLIEN JEAN-LAMBERT: (1767-1820) French Journalist and Revolutionary. A radical opposed to Robespierre, who voted in favour of the execution of K...

SANTERRE ANTOINE JOSEPH: (1752-1809) French Brewer who participated in the Storm of the Bastille and became General and Commander of the National ...

[CONVENTION DEPUTIES & DOCTORS]: D.S., by multiple National Convention Deputies, one page, folio, Marseille, 16th November 1794, in French. The do...

GOHIER LOUIS-JEROME: (1746-1830) French Politician and Minister of Justice 1793-94 during the French Revolution. In 1799, on his return from Egypt...

CHAUMETTE PIERRE GASPARD: (1763-1794) French Politician, an ultra-radical during the revolution period. Guillotined at the age of 30. He acted as ...

ROBERT JOSEPH LOUIS: (1767-1796) General during the French Revolution. Inspirer of the `Colonnes Infernales´ of Turreau. Robert committed suicide ...

FOUQUIER-TINVILLE ANTOINE QUENTIN: (1746-1795) French Revolutionary and Prosecutor during the Revolution and Reign of Terror periods. Sentenced to...

ROBESPIERRE FRANÇOIS DE: (1732-1777) French Lawyer. Father of Maximilian Robespierre (1758-1794) French Lawyer and Politician, and one of the most...

ROBESPIERRE MAXIMILIEN DE: (1758-1794) French Lawyer & Politician, one of the most influential figures of the French Revolution. Executed by guill...

CARRIER JEAN BAPTISTE: (1756-1794) French Revolutionary and member of the Convention. Well-remembered for his infamous Drownings at Nantes (`Noyad...

CONVENTION REPRESENTATIVES: A good multiple signed letter by various French Revolution Convention representatives, one page, 4to, Paris, 30th July...

FOUQUIER-TINVILLE ANTOINE QUENTIN: (1746-1795) French Revolutionary and Prosecutor during the Revolution and Reign of Terror periods. Sentenced to...

COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY: A good L.S., by four relevant members of the Committee of Public Safety, one page, folio, Paris, 10th August 1794, in ...

COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY: A good multiple A.L.S., two pages, 8vo, Paris, 27th September 1794, in French. The document bears to the heading a lar...

TAPONIER ALEXANDRE CAMILLE: (1749-1831) French General. At the Storming of the Bastille, Taponier was Sergeant and he leaded the assault to the pr...

COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY: A good multiple L.S., by various members of the Committee of Public Safety, three pages, folio, Paris, 7th December 17...

CAMBACERES JEAN JACQUES DE: (1753-1824) French Noble, Lawyer and Statesman during the French Revolution and French Empire. Co-Author of the Napole...

CARNOT LAZARE: (1753-1823) French Physicist and politician. Known as the Organizer of Victory in the French Revolutionary Wars. An excellent and r...

GREGOIRE HENRI: (1750-1831) Also known as Abbé Grégoire (“Abbot Gregoire”). French Catholic Priest, Abolitionist and revolutionary Leader, appoint...

EBLÉ JEAN BAPTISTE: (1758-1812) French general in charge of bridge equipment in the Grande Armée. Eblé leaded the building of two of the three bri...

DUBOIS PAUL-ALEXIS: (1754-1796) French General who leaded the cavalry at Lambusart and Fleurus. Killed at the Roveredo battle. A good A.L.S., Alex...

DUGUA CHARLES FRANÇOIS: (1744-1802) French General of the West army, further General Head of Staff under Lecrec at Saint Domingue. Killed during t...

BILLAUD-VARENNE JACQUES NICOLAS: (1756-1819) French Revolutionary, often considered a key architect of the period known as The Reign of Terror. Ni...

DESAIX LOUIS CHARLES: (1768-1800) French General, often considered the real winner of the Marengo battle where he died after a shot in his heart a...

HOCHE LAZARE: (1768-1797) French General of the Revolutionary army. Best known for his victory over Royalist forces in Brittany. Minister of war. ...

BARRAS PAUL: (1755-1829) French Politician during French Revolution. Main executive leader of the Directory regime 1795-99. Large D.S., P. Barras,...

CHAMPIONNET JEAN-ETIENNE: (1762-1800) French General of the Revolutionary Wars. Commander in Chief of the Army of Italy. Championnet died of typhu...

GRENIER PAUL: (1768-1927) French General during revolution and under the Empire, an excellent tactician credited with many battle victories. A.L.S...

FOUCHÉ JOSEPH: (1759-1820) Convention Deputy and Minister of Police. L.S., Fouché, one page, 4to, 8th September 1800, to the director of the tax d...

[HOUSE OF EMPEROR - MARIE LOUISE]: A curious document issued by the Grand Chamberlain, at the service of the Emperor and King´s House, one page, f...