AIN & KNOWLEDGE. 1794. ALBITTE and LAPORTE The Representativ - Lot 308

AIN & KNOWLEDGE. 1794. ALBITTE and LAPORTE The Representatives of the People to the Army of the ALPS. Done at CHAMBÉRY (73) this 17 Floréal Year 2 (May 6, 1794) - "Being informed that in defiance of the Law of March 1, 1793 (old style) which defends the export abroad of the cattle of the Republic, this export takes place every day and maintains a trade against revolution which is exerted particularly in the District borders of the Departments of the AIN and the MONT-BLANC. Considering that this export is most harmful to the interests of the Nation, in that it tends to impoverish agriculture, to deprive the Army of its principal means and its most important resources, and to force the Republic to buy back at excessive prices its own productions... stops. Vignette "Live free or die.". Printed in Chambéry, by the Printing House of F. DUFOUR the elder. Cupboard (45 x 32) State A