French Revolution. TALLIEN, Jean-Lambert 1795.

French Revolution. TALLIEN, Jean-Lambert, and others, 1795. 10654 Letter Signed by Tallien and by two other members of the Committee of Public Safety, Francois Aubry and Louis Roux, to the Committee of Security, drawing their attention to the status of an individual called Garin, a former émigré, who “cannot say where he lived in Paris, nor give any account of the places he has been... The Committee invites you to take all necessary security measures towards him.” [translation] 1½ pages 9 x 7 inches, in good condition, a few pinholes, remains of guard, printed heading (the all-seeing eye), integral address leaf bearing a complete example of the red wax seal of Le Comité De Salut Public. Ex Bibliotheca Lindesiana. Paris, 21 prairial l’an 3 [9 June 1795].

Jean Lambert Tallien (1767-1820), French revolutionary, was sent by the Convention to Bordeaux where he increased the convictions and executions during the Terror (1793). He was a leader in the overthrow of Robespierre (1794). Tallien joined Bonaparte on the military expedition to Egypt (1798).