French actor, dramatist, essayist, and revolutionary (1749-1796) who, as a member of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror, administered the execution of more than 2,000 people in the city of Lyon; however, he spared Madame Tussaud from the guillotine. Manuscript DS, in French, signed “Collot-d'Herbois,” one page, 8 x 12.75, February 6, 1794. Untranslated document issued by the Committee of Public Safety, signed at the conclusion by Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois and Jeanbon Saint-André. In fine condition, with light scattered soiling.
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