LOT OF TWO SIGNED LETTERS BY JEAN-NICOLAS PACHE, one from 1792 in his capacity as Minister of War, and the other from 1793 as Mayor of Paris. 18915-17
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LOT OF TWO SIGNED LETTERS BY JEAN-NICOLAS PACHE, one in 1792 as Minister of War, the second in 1793 as mayor of Paris. 18915-17
- Completely handwritten letter on letterhead "Bureau du contentieux de l'artillerie / Adon (administration) matérielle". Paris, 30th December 1792, 1st year of the Republic.
J.N. Pache, Minister of War, writes to Ronsin, commissary ordinator, employed in the army of Belgium. He requests weapons, a real and urgent need.
"We have, citizen, a real need for weapons, everything imposes on us the necessity to procure them, your stay in Liège provides you with the opportunity to serve the Republic in this regard...
I wish that, without losing a moment, you appoint an intelligent and honest person to purchase in Liège and its surroundings all rifles of caliber, that is, made according to our model of 1777; I authorize the national treasury to make one hundred thousand livres available to you to start this purchase...
The activity, intelligence, money, and above all the secrecy of your operation should make it even more advantageous to the Republic...
Signed: Pache".
Double leaf, 2 pages of writing. H 23 cm x 17.6 cm.
Good condition, fold marks.
- Pache, Mayor of Paris, writes to the Citizen Minister of War. 16th May 1793, 2nd year of the French Republic. He informs the Minister that two citizens wishing to remain anonymous have sent him the plans for two war machines considered particularly deadly: a saw to which two cannonballs are attached, and the second one called "the reaper" is both a pike and a scythe.
"I am sending you the project of these two machines so that you can have them examined and see if they are practicable and if any usefulness can be derived from them.
The Mayor of Paris. Signed: Pache".
Double leaf. 1 page of writing. Numbered "17".
H 23.7 cm x 18 cm.
Good condition, fold marks.
BIOGRAPHY:
Jean-Nicolas PACHE, born in Verdun on 5th May 1746 and died in Thin-le-Moutier (Ardennes) on 18th November 1823 (at the age of 77), was a French politician active during the Revolution.
[...]
Minister of War:
In September 1792, Jean-Nicolas Pache was approached to become Minister of the Navy, but he refused, proposing his friend Gaspard Monge. At the request of the latter, he accepted a mission in Toulon where the galley slaves had revolted. Then, on 3rd October 1792, while he was still in Toulon, he was appointed Minister of War on the recommendations of Jean Marie Roland who probably believed him to be attached to his person, but whose ideas he increasingly diverged from.
[...]
Mayor of Paris:
On 11th February 1793, Pache was elected and then, on 14th February, proclaimed Mayor of Paris with 11,881 votes out of 15,191 eligible voters. He was appointed the fifth mayor of Paris by the general assemblies of the sections and presided over the assemblies of the representatives of the Commune.
- Completely handwritten letter on letterhead "Bureau du contentieux de l'artillerie / Adon (administration) matérielle". Paris, 30th December 1792, 1st year of the Republic.
J.N. Pache, Minister of War, writes to Ronsin, commissary ordinator, employed in the army of Belgium. He requests weapons, a real and urgent need.
"We have, citizen, a real need for weapons, everything imposes on us the necessity to procure them, your stay in Liège provides you with the opportunity to serve the Republic in this regard...
I wish that, without losing a moment, you appoint an intelligent and honest person to purchase in Liège and its surroundings all rifles of caliber, that is, made according to our model of 1777; I authorize the national treasury to make one hundred thousand livres available to you to start this purchase...
The activity, intelligence, money, and above all the secrecy of your operation should make it even more advantageous to the Republic...
Signed: Pache".
Double leaf, 2 pages of writing. H 23 cm x 17.6 cm.
Good condition, fold marks.
- Pache, Mayor of Paris, writes to the Citizen Minister of War. 16th May 1793, 2nd year of the French Republic. He informs the Minister that two citizens wishing to remain anonymous have sent him the plans for two war machines considered particularly deadly: a saw to which two cannonballs are attached, and the second one called "the reaper" is both a pike and a scythe.
"I am sending you the project of these two machines so that you can have them examined and see if they are practicable and if any usefulness can be derived from them.
The Mayor of Paris. Signed: Pache".
Double leaf. 1 page of writing. Numbered "17".
H 23.7 cm x 18 cm.
Good condition, fold marks.
BIOGRAPHY:
Jean-Nicolas PACHE, born in Verdun on 5th May 1746 and died in Thin-le-Moutier (Ardennes) on 18th November 1823 (at the age of 77), was a French politician active during the Revolution.
[...]
Minister of War:
In September 1792, Jean-Nicolas Pache was approached to become Minister of the Navy, but he refused, proposing his friend Gaspard Monge. At the request of the latter, he accepted a mission in Toulon where the galley slaves had revolted. Then, on 3rd October 1792, while he was still in Toulon, he was appointed Minister of War on the recommendations of Jean Marie Roland who probably believed him to be attached to his person, but whose ideas he increasingly diverged from.
[...]
Mayor of Paris:
On 11th February 1793, Pache was elected and then, on 14th February, proclaimed Mayor of Paris with 11,881 votes out of 15,191 eligible voters. He was appointed the fifth mayor of Paris by the general assemblies of the sections and presided over the assemblies of the representatives of the Commune.
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An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
Only items sold by me are subject to an authenticity certificate, I do not provide any expert reports for items sold by third parties (colleagues or collectors).