Lot 764
[French Republic] Decree of the French National Convention Liberating Prisoners, 1792. Printed decree of the National Convention setting at liberty all citizens detained in prisons who have no arrest warrants or decrees of accusation against them, 1½ pp, on laid watermarked paper, 9½ x 7½", Paris, Nov. 23, 1792, Year 1 of the Republic. Signed in print by (Étienne) Clavière (1735-1793), who was in charge of finances in the provisional executive council, and countersigned in print by (Dominique Joseph) Garat (1749-1833), who was named minister of justice by Georges Danton and as such was given the "commission affreuse" of informing King Louis XVI of his death sentence. The document notes that it is a certified copy conformed to the one sent to the Directory of the Department of the Marne. This is followed by a manuscript signature which appears to be "Dauphin La Joy(?)" for which we have no explanation, since young Louis-Charles, Duke of Normandy was titled Dauphin of France from 1789 to 1791 as Louis-Charles, then Prince Royal of France from 1791 to 1792.
On Sept. 21, 1792, the monarchy was officially declared ended, and the National Convention became the legal authority of France. The First Republic was founded on Sept. 22, 1792. Louis XVI was put on trial for crimes of high treason starting in December 1792; on January 16, 1793 he was found guilty, and on January 21, he was guillotined. On October 16, 1793, Marie Antoinette followed him to the guillotine.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
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