GUILLOTINE - LIEGE: Rare letter signed, one page, 4to, Liege, 5th January 1798, in French. The lette...

GUILLOTINE - LIEGE: Rare letter signed, one page, 4to, Liege, 5th January 1798, in French. The lette...
GUILLOTINE - LIEGE: Rare letter signed, one page, 4to, Liege, 5th January 1798, in French. The letter, bearing a good vignette to the heading and a remnants of a former seal to the lower left corner, is sent by the Commandant of the place of Liege, Larocheblin, to citizen Bassenge, Commissioner for the executive power, stating in part `The military commission called today, citizen, has sentenced death sentence to Marc France, former priest… To be executed before 24 hours. Therefore you are kindly requested to order that the fateful machine is set up and that the executioner is aware and ready..´ Folded, with addressee to the verso. About VG £150-200