Letter from the Commissaire du Directoire exécutif to the Tribunal de Police correctionnelle des Pyrénées-Orientales - 13 nivôse an 6 (January 2, 1798) Official letter from the Commissioner of the Executive Directory, addressed to the Clerk of the Criminal Court. Official printed letterhead featuring the symbolic eye of republican surveillance, emblem of the Directoire, accompanied by the motto "Egalité, Liberté" ("Equality, Liberty"). The commissioner of the Executive Directory forwards a letter concerning an ongoing legal proceeding, presumably related to a case of seizure or inventory of property. The author stresses the importance of complying with current legal procedures and requests an update or follow-up on the steps taken. He also mentions a request for consultation to confirm the authenticity of certain legal elements. Folds and slight wear. 1 p., in-4° format. Historical background: This document is part of the judicial administration under the Directoire (1795-1799), a period of transition after the French Revolution. The Directoire set up institutions to stabilize the country after the Terror, and to strengthen the legal framework for confiscating property, particularly that of exiled former nobles or clerics. In 1798, republican France consolidated its power by imposing its laws and closely monitoring the application of court rulings in the départements, including the Pyrénées-Orientales.
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Letter from the Commissaire du Directoire exécutif to the Tribunal de Police correctionnelle des Pyrénées-Orientales - 13 nivôse an 6 (January 2, 1798)
Official letter from the Commissioner of the Executive Directory, addressed to the Clerk of the Criminal Court. Official printed letterhead featuring the symbolic eye of republican surveillance, emblem of the Directoire, accompanied by the motto "Egalité, Liberté" ("Equality, Liberty").
The commissioner of the Executive Directory forwards a letter concerning an ongoing legal proceeding, presumably related to a case of seizure or inventory of property. The author stresses the importance of complying with current legal procedures and requests an update or follow-up on the steps taken. He also mentions a request for consultation to confirm the authenticity of certain legal elements.
Folds and slight wear.
1 p., in-4° format.
Historical background:
This document is part of the judicial administration under the Directoire (1795-1799), a period of transition after the French Revolution. The Directoire set up institutions to stabilize the country after the Terror, and to strengthen the legal framework for confiscating property, particularly that of exiled former nobles or clerics. In 1798, republican France consolidated its power by imposing its laws and closely monitoring the application of court rulings in the départements, including the Pyrénées-Orientales.
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