Official Military Transport Commission - French Revolution - 1794 Official document issued under the Terror regime on 28 Thermidor, Year III (August 15, 1795). Printed letterhead featuring an allegorical vignette of the Commission des transports ferroviaires, accompanied by the motto "Liberté, Égalité" and the words "Au nom de la république française, une et indivisible" ("In the name of the French Republic, one and indivisible"). This text, signed by several Commissaires aux Transports, Postes et Messageries, attests to the appointment of citizen Joseph Dumagnou to the post of Director by the General Agents of the 4th Division. Acceptance of the position implies strict compliance with the "laws and working arrangements" imposed by the "agents généraux and the Comité de Salut Public", proof of the centralization of power under the Revolution. The document is signed and stamped with an official stamp of the Agence des Transports Militaires, and countersigned by several officers, including Liévain, Moreaux and Lemercier. Slight folds and official stamp intact. 1p. in-4° format. 1794. Historical background: This commission was part of the revolutionary regime in 1794, a period marked by military and administrative structuring under the direction of the Comité de Salut Public. At the time, the Republic was at war with the European monarchies, and the organization of military transport and messenger services was essential to ensure the supply and coordination of armies.
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Official Military Transport Commission - French Revolution - 1794
Official document issued under the Terror regime on 28 Thermidor, Year III (August 15, 1795). Printed letterhead featuring an allegorical vignette of the Commission des transports ferroviaires, accompanied by the motto "Liberté, Égalité" and the words "Au nom de la république française, une et indivisible" ("In the name of the French Republic, one and indivisible").
This text, signed by several Commissaires aux Transports, Postes et Messageries, attests to the appointment of citizen Joseph Dumagnou to the post of Director by the General Agents of the 4th Division.
Acceptance of the position implies strict compliance with the "laws and working arrangements" imposed by the "agents généraux and the Comité de Salut Public", proof of the centralization of power under the Revolution.
The document is signed and stamped with an official stamp of the Agence des Transports Militaires, and countersigned by several officers, including Liévain, Moreaux and Lemercier.
Slight folds and official stamp intact.
1p. in-4° format.
1794.
Historical background:
This commission was part of the revolutionary regime in 1794, a period marked by military and administrative structuring under the direction of the Comité de Salut Public. At the time, the Republic was at war with the European monarchies, and the organization of military transport and messenger services was essential to ensure the supply and coordination of armies.
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