Brest Penitentiary. LETTER REGARDING TWO PRISONERS IN IRONS, 26 Brumaire Year 5 (16 November, 1796). 18910-59
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Brest Penitentiary. LETTER REGARDING TWO PRISONERS IN CHAINS, 26 brumaire year 5 (November 16, 1796). 18910-59
Header "FREEDOM / EQUALITY" with vignette.
Quimper, 26 brumaire year 5 (November 16, 1796).
With stamp and address "To Citizen Th. Legogal Toulgoet, Commissioner of the Executive Power near the Criminal Court of the Department of Finistère, in Quimper".
Black ink postal stamp "29 BREST".
"The COMMISSIONER of the Executive Power, near the Civil and Criminal Courts of the Department of Finistère to the Commissioner of the Navy in charge of the detail of the rowers, 30 brumaire year 5".
An astonishing letter written in two vertical parts:
- The right part concerns the sending of two copies of judgments of two prisoners sentenced to 24 years and 10 years of hard labor: it is signed by Théod. Legogal Toulgoet, Commissioner of the Executive Power in Quimper: "you will receive with this letter the two convicts whom I am having escorted by gendarmes, as the poor state of the Quimper house of justice does not allow for their detention [...]."
- The left part is the response, signed "Rogier" Commissioner of the Navy in charge of the rowers. One of the convicts is named Gilles Daougabel, sick in the prisons of Landerneau, has committed atrocities that "have led to him being put in double chains and to give formal orders not to send him to hard labor, presuming that this monster with a human face would not fail to escape, [...] he would be more harmful than useful to the public good if employed in port work [...]".
Double sheet. 2 pages of writing.
H 22.8 cm x 17.5 cm.
Good condition, folds, tear at the level of a remnant of red wax seal, ink stains.
* All the rowers of a galley; convicts of a penitentiary (prison guard).
Header "FREEDOM / EQUALITY" with vignette.
Quimper, 26 brumaire year 5 (November 16, 1796).
With stamp and address "To Citizen Th. Legogal Toulgoet, Commissioner of the Executive Power near the Criminal Court of the Department of Finistère, in Quimper".
Black ink postal stamp "29 BREST".
"The COMMISSIONER of the Executive Power, near the Civil and Criminal Courts of the Department of Finistère to the Commissioner of the Navy in charge of the detail of the rowers, 30 brumaire year 5".
An astonishing letter written in two vertical parts:
- The right part concerns the sending of two copies of judgments of two prisoners sentenced to 24 years and 10 years of hard labor: it is signed by Théod. Legogal Toulgoet, Commissioner of the Executive Power in Quimper: "you will receive with this letter the two convicts whom I am having escorted by gendarmes, as the poor state of the Quimper house of justice does not allow for their detention [...]."
- The left part is the response, signed "Rogier" Commissioner of the Navy in charge of the rowers. One of the convicts is named Gilles Daougabel, sick in the prisons of Landerneau, has committed atrocities that "have led to him being put in double chains and to give formal orders not to send him to hard labor, presuming that this monster with a human face would not fail to escape, [...] he would be more harmful than useful to the public good if employed in port work [...]".
Double sheet. 2 pages of writing.
H 22.8 cm x 17.5 cm.
Good condition, folds, tear at the level of a remnant of red wax seal, ink stains.
* All the rowers of a galley; convicts of a penitentiary (prison guard).
Reference :
18910-59
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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).