NORTH. LILLE on June 26, 1815. (End of the Empire and Napole - Lot 492

NORTH. LILLE on June 26, 1815. (End of the Empire and Napoleon's Hundred Days) - "The Mayor, Deputies and Municipal Council of the City of LILLE, to their fellow citizens. GENTIL-MUIRON mayor". "Our dearest interest, in the important circumstances in which we find ourselves, is to remain quiet, and to await with calm the events which are preparing for the happiness of France. Negotiations have begun, and their result will be the establishment of a Government recognized by the whole of Europe, and which will give our Fatherland Peace.... Close your ears to the agitators... No seditious shouting, a bridge of rallying signs; full confidence in your Administrators; they have no interest but yours; they are watching over your safety." - Printed in LILLE, at Jacqué fils, Place du Théâtre. Closet (56 x 45) Condition A