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SANSON Charles-Henri (1739-1806) bourreau, il guillotina Louis XVI, Danton
The item was sold for 2 899 €
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SANSON Charles-Henri (1739-1806) bourreau, il guillotina Louis XVI, Danton et Robespierre (entre autres)
L.A.S. "Sanson éxécuteur des Jugements Criminels a Paris", Paris 6 August 1792, to Pierre-Louis ROEDERER, public prosecutor of the department| 3 pages in-fol.
Extremely rare letter from the executioner asking for increases, and the payment of his expenses in these times of overabundance of work.
"The mode of execution which is practiced today, easily triples the costs of the former expenses, in addition to the increase in the price of all the things necessary for life. The service and the number of criminal courts forces me to have a number of people able to carry out the orders I receive. I personally, not being able to be everywhere, I need safe people, because the public still wants decency. It is me who pays for this, to have the right kind of people for this work. They want double the amount of the previous years' fees.
They have just warned me last Saturday that if I don't increase them by at least one cart, they can't do this service anymore.
The present circumstances have forced me to promise"... The abolition of prejudices helping, he thought he could more easily find subjects, but on the contrary, they have committed themselves elsewhere, and he can only chain them down by the lure of gain. "I have fourteen people a day to write to, eight of whom are hired. Three horses, three carters, the accessories...
A huge rent, is the reason for the state (the executor has always been housed by the King). The false expenses of execution daily very common. Other family expenses, such as parents & old crippled servants who sacrificed their lives in this service, who have a right to humanity"... Now it has been eight months since he gave a statement of legal fees and expense reports that remain unpaid.
"I have, however, exactly confined myself to the price or tariff.
I have even made reductions myself on several items"... His request of June 11th having remained unanswered, his fortune is now embarrassed, "I can even say I am wel
L.A.S. "Sanson éxécuteur des Jugements Criminels a Paris", Paris 6 August 1792, to Pierre-Louis ROEDERER, public prosecutor of the department| 3 pages in-fol.
Extremely rare letter from the executioner asking for increases, and the payment of his expenses in these times of overabundance of work.
"The mode of execution which is practiced today, easily triples the costs of the former expenses, in addition to the increase in the price of all the things necessary for life. The service and the number of criminal courts forces me to have a number of people able to carry out the orders I receive. I personally, not being able to be everywhere, I need safe people, because the public still wants decency. It is me who pays for this, to have the right kind of people for this work. They want double the amount of the previous years' fees.
They have just warned me last Saturday that if I don't increase them by at least one cart, they can't do this service anymore.
The present circumstances have forced me to promise"... The abolition of prejudices helping, he thought he could more easily find subjects, but on the contrary, they have committed themselves elsewhere, and he can only chain them down by the lure of gain. "I have fourteen people a day to write to, eight of whom are hired. Three horses, three carters, the accessories...
A huge rent, is the reason for the state (the executor has always been housed by the King). The false expenses of execution daily very common. Other family expenses, such as parents & old crippled servants who sacrificed their lives in this service, who have a right to humanity"... Now it has been eight months since he gave a statement of legal fees and expense reports that remain unpaid.
"I have, however, exactly confined myself to the price or tariff.
I have even made reductions myself on several items"... His request of June 11th having remained unanswered, his fortune is now embarrassed, "I can even say I am wel