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Very uncommon 18th century title... France proudly announces they are now a Republic...
Very uncommon 18th century title... France proudly announces they are now a Republic...
Item # 703232
July 16, 1793
THE ORACLE OF THE DAY, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, July 16, 1793
* Rare 18th century publication
* France is now a "Republic"
This is a quite scarce 18th century American title, this being the volume 1, number 13 issue. It existed only until 1799.
Half of the front page is taken up with a lengthy report headed: "On A Well Regulated Militia". Following this is a: "Letter From the Minister of the French Republic to the Secretary of the United States of America", in which they proudly announce: "...that the French Nation has constituted itself a Republic...". This is followed by the reply by the Secretary of
State, signed: Jefferson.
Four pages, great condition.
background: France officially became a republic on September 21, 1792, when the National Convention abolished the monarchy, ending centuries of royal rule that had defined French governance. This declaration came in the aftermath of the French Revolution, which had begun in 1789 with widespread social unrest, financial crisis, and calls for political reform. The following months were a period of intense political upheaval: the monarchy was formally dethroned, the king’s powers nullified, and a new republican government was established with the National Convention as the sovereign authority. While the republic had been declared in 1792, King Louis XVI was executed on January 21, 1793, an event that cemented the radical shift in power and symbolized the irreversibility of the republican experiment. This period marked the beginning of the First French Republic, which would navigate both internal strife, such as the Reign of Terror, and external wars, fundamentally reshaping France’s political, social, and cultural landscape.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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