Antoine Galiot, Marquis de MANDAT (1731–1792), commander of the National Guard, assassinated on August 10. Autograph letter, April 27, 1788, to Mr. Le Nain; 1 oblong in-8 page, with address. He regrets having missed his visit and asks that the sum of 72 livres be paid to Audebert, the doorman of the small hotel, for five months’ wages. Rare. Enclosed is a certificate signed by Captain Drost and co-signed by nine officers, attesting to Citizen Fournier, “Commander of the detachment that went to Orléans, by order of the executive branch,” where he conducted himself with wisdom and in a commendable manner (1 oblong page, in-8). Plus a poster from the Bulletin of the National Convention dated May 24, 1793.