HANRIOT FRANÇOIS: (1759-1794)

HANRIOT FRANÇOIS: (1759-1794)

HANRIOT FRANÇOIS: (1759-1794) General during the French Revolution. A leading figure in the insurrection and in the September massacres. Hanriot was a Sans-culotte leade, street Orator, and Commander of the National Guard. Hanriot was taken to the guillotine in the same cart as Robespierre and was executed shortly after at the early age of 34. L.S., `Hanriot´, one page, folio, Paris, 9th June 1794, to General Pille, in French. The cleanly written letter bears the heading of the General Head-Quarters of the Army Forces of Paris. Hanriot, in his capacity as General in chief of the Parisian 17th military dvision refers to Gendarme Forquignon who has lost his horse, stating in part `Il me parait, d’après les renseignements que j’ai pris sur ce citoyen, qu’il est très malheureux ; il est père de trois enfants et a déjà perdu deux chevaux. Ses moyens ne sauraient lui permettre de se remonter. Je recommande donc à ta Justice et à ton humanité le Gendarme Forquignon à l´effet de lui procurer un autre cheval...´ (Translation: "It appears to me, from the information I have gathered about this citizen, that he is very unhappy; he is the father of three children and has already lost two horses. His means cannot allow him to recover. I therefore recommend to your Justice and your humanity, the Gendarme Forquignon, to provide him with another horse...") Addressed to the verso to General Pille, Commissair of the organizatioin of the infantry armies. Small area of paper loss to the bottom lef corner, otherwise G
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The present letter was signed by Hanriot only a month before being guillotined. In July 1794 Hanriot tried to release Robespierre who had been arrested by the Convention. But he was arrested too and executed the day after, together with Robespierre, Saint-Just and Couthon.