PUY-DE-DOME. Député HUGUET (Jean Antoine) Billom (63) 1751 - - Lot 299

PUY-DE-DOME. Député HUGUET (Jean Antoine) Billom (63) 1751 - 1819 - Député du Tiers aux États-Généraux par le Bailliage de Clermont-Ferrand, Maire de Billom, Député du PUY-DE-DOME, Préfet - Autograph letter signed to his Wife: Madame HUGUET DE TORRANCHES in BILLOM, Puy-de-Dôme (Address and Marq. Franchise "Postes, B. de C. L.". (Corps Législatif). Paris 28 Floréal An 11 (18 May 1803). 2 pages in-4°: "Yesterday, my dear good friend, I received your letter... I cannot yet tell you anything definite about the War, or even the day our Session will end. It is likely, however, that at next Monday's session we will have a definitive view of the War, and it is possible that at that session, or at the next, we will part company. We are awaiting the return of our Ambassador to London, who arrived in the last few days, and it seems that the English Ambassador is on his way, if he has not already arrived at his Court. In any case, there is nothing new, and our government is more determined than ever to consider itself at war only when there are hostilities committed by the English, or a manifesto from their government announcing a state of war. In the meantime, it is certain that Russia and Prussia will offer their mediation, and that Austria has announced its complete neutrality. Today, the work of the Minister of Finance on the plans for the Receivers Particuliers of the communes in our department has been presented to the 1st Consul. I have God's assurance that our protégés are included in the Minister's work, but it won't be until tomorrow that I'll be able to know, even on the sly, whether they are appointed by the 1st Consul..."