Acknowledgement of military debt - officer Louis-René-Madeleine de LATOUCHE-TRÉVILLE (1745-1804) L.A.S. by officer Latouche-Tréville on 18 thermidor of year IX of the Republic (August 6, 1801) constituting an acknowledgement of military debt. He acknowledges that he owes Adjutant Commander Alexandre PIÉTON dit Sabès (1770-1818), commander of the Place du Cap, the sum of one thousand gourdes, which will be reimbursed by Captain Hilaire Benoît REYNAUD, at his discretion, as he sees fit. In other words, he undertakes that this sum will be accounted for in Reynaud's accounts or returned directly to Sabès. On the reverse, the seal bears the inscription "Semper via recta", which can be translated from Latin as "Always on the right path". This motto evokes a principle of integrity, rigor and honesty, values often associated with military or administrative institutions. Good condition. 1 p. recto verso, in-18° format. 1801.