SANTERRE ANTOINE JOSEPH: (1752-1809) French Brewer who participated in the Storm of the Bastille and became General ...

SANTERRE ANTOINE JOSEPH: (1752-1809) French Brewer who participated in the Storm of the Bastille and became General and Commander of the National Guard during the French Revolution. Very popular for his generosity as owner of the Brasserie de la Magdeleine. L.S., `Santerre´, one page, 4to, Paris, 15th December 1792, 1st year of the French Republic, to Citizen Chaumette, Prosecutor of the Commune, in French. The document bears the printed heading of the ''Garde Nationale Parisienne - Etat-Major General'', and Santerre, in his capacity as provisional General Commandant, referring to citizen Drouvout, a soldier imprisoned for theft, states in part `..I must remind you that his Battalion departed 8 days ago towards the frontier.. and because his pay was suspended since he was imprisoned, it will be himself the one who will pay the expenses involved during his stay at l´Abaye prison.´ Small overall age wear, otherwise G £300-400 Pierre Gaspard Chaumette (1763-1794) French Politician who served as the president of the Paris Commune and played a leading role in the establishment of the Reign of Terror. He was one of the leaders of the dechristianization of France. His radical positions resulted in his alienation from Robespierre. He was arrested and executed.