THE GREAT TERROR (2): Most historians fix the Great Terror period between 1793 and 1794. An excellent set of sixty ...

THE GREAT TERROR (2): Most historians fix the Great Terror period between 1793 and 1794. An excellent set of sixty six documents, mostly decrees, dated from 14th December 1792 to June 1794, three hundred and thirty nine pages, mostly 4to, including the one dated 14th December 1792 ordering the Minister of Justice to accomplish the instructions received from the Commission of Twelve. A further one dated 31st May 1793 `Suppressing the Commission of Twelve´ and `the members of the National Convention will submit to the Public Safety Committee the evidences and witnesses declarations against other deputies who have helped to divide the people and created confusion..´ A further decree dated 17th July 1793 states `To raze Buzot´s house, a scoundrel who was representative of the people and who conspired against the French Republic..´ Furthermore a decree dated 12th July 1793 states `Related to the Lyon conspiracy, being the member of the convention Biroteau the chief of the instigators. …to be arrested and judged by the revolutionary tribunal..´ The decree of 20th August 1793 stating `all officers and troops will make all necessary to arrest the inhabitants of Mont-Blanc who have helped the Piedmont troops, having refused the Republican flag and arms.. you are authorized to use arms, weapons and fire to destroy and raze the rebels..´ A decree of very interesting content, dated 9th September 1793, and related to the siege of Toulon, states `The betrayal which permitted the taking over of the Toulon harbour by the English..Vice-Admiral Trogoff and his officers are considered traitors and the English prisoners will be kept as hostages and will be beheaded because of Admiral Hood´s behaviour..´ Decree dated 5th September 1793, issued by Robespierre, related to the creation of the Revolutionary army `..armed forces comprising 6000 men, 1200 gunners, in order to stop the contra-revolutionary..´ Decree dated 1st August 1793 stating `All foreigners, not residents in France before the 14th Juy 1789, will be arrested… and sentence to death to any foreigner discovered under any kind of disguise..´ A large number contemporary decrees of very interesting content. G to VG, 66 £1000-1500