MARNE. 1816. Address of Mr ONFROY DE BREVILLE "Le Sous-Préfe - Lot 508

MARNE. 1816. Address of Mr ONFROY DE BREVILLE "Le Sous-Préfet de l'Arrondissement de VITRY-LE-FRANÇOIS (51), à ses Administrés" on 14 August 1816. "Inhabitants of the borough of VITRY, The day that has just passed will never leave our hearts! The august Prince who passed through our walls, witnessed our transports: he heard our oaths of fidelity!... His Royal Highness was deeply touched... Inhabitants of the district of VITRY, may this sacred union of all the inhabitants around the King and the Fatherland be from now on eternal!... May all passions be extinguished in the fatherly bosom of the Monarch; may this day be the beginning of a new era of harmony and peace." Cupboard (45 x 35.5 cm) Condition A