‎LA FAYETTE (Gilbert du Motier de), POIREY (Joseph-Léonard), BAILLY (Jean Sylvain), BOULA (Guillaume-Sylvain).‎
‎Brevet de lieutenant de chasseurs volontaires de la Garde Nationale Parisienne.‎

‎Hotel de ville de Paris, 1er et 6 septembre 1791. 1791 1 feuille in-folio manuscrite à l'encre brune recto-verso (382 X 246 mm.) signée Henry, La Fayette, Bailly, Poirey et Dejoly, cachet en bas à droite (traces de plis avec cassures ancienement restaurées, taches ou traces d'adésif ). Chemise de papier ancien.‎

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‎Brevet de lieutenant de la Garde Nationale Parisienne portant les signatures de Bailly, premier maire de Paris, de La Fayette, commandent fondateur de la garde et de Joseph-Léonard POIREY, son ancien compagnon darmes de la Guerre dAmérique, alors secrétaire général des Gardes nationales, document raturé postérieurement. Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757-1834), auréolé par son héroïsme à défendre les libertés pendant la guerre dindépendance américaine, est en 1789 le fondateur de la Garde nationale à Paris le 15 juillet 1789. Il en demeure le général jusquà sa démission le 8 octobre 1791 suite aux troubles révolutionnaires survenus les mois précédents. Joseph-Léonard Poirey (1748- , qui fut son secrétaire militaire pendant la Révolution américaine, participe à aux batailles à Petersburg, Jamestown et Yorktown. Rentré en France avec Lafayette, il sert comme capitaine secrétaire général de la Garde nationale française fin 1789 et ensuite secrétaire général des troupes parisiennes. En 1790, le Sénat des États-Unis confirme la nomination de Poirey par le président George Washington au grade de brevet de capitaine et, l'année suivante, il est admis dans la Society of the Cincinnati. George Washington écrit au sénat le 30 mai 1790 : « M. de Poirey served in the American Army for several of the last years of the late war, as Secretary to Major General the Marquis de la Fayette, and might probably at that time have obtained the Commission of Captain from Congress upon application to that Body. At present he is an officer in the French National Guards, and solicits a Brevet Commission from the United States of America. I am authorised to add, that, while the compliance will involve no expense on our part, it will be particularly grateful to that friend of America, the Marquis de la Fayette. Et La Fayette écrira le 20 avril 1801. « I do but justice to Captain [Joseph-Léonard] Poirey when being called upon as a witness of his services in the American Revolution... » Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793), mathématicien, astronome, académicien, écrivain est désigné maire de Paris le 15 juillet 1789 par acclamation. C'est à ce titre qu'il remet la cocarde tricolore au roi, lors de la visite que celui-ci rend à l'hôtel de ville, le 17 juillet. Le 17 juillet 1791, la Garde nationale, sous ses ordres, tire sur les pétitionnaires qui se tiennent sur le Champ-de-Mars. Sa popularité tombe au plus bas et le 12 novembre, il démissionne. Le présent brevet établis au nom du lieutenant Guillaume-Sylvain Boula étant rédigé au début du mois de septembre 1791, il porte les signatures de Bailly et de La Fayette alors en fonction. Sy ajoute celle du greffier (Dejoly). Cependant, celle du général a été postérieurement barrée ainsi que les mots imprimés « Par Monsieur le Maire » et « Général ». Rare et beau document. 1 sheet in-folio handwritten in brown ink on both sides (382 X 246 mm.) signed Henry, La Fayette, Bailly, Poirey and Dejoly, stamped at the bottom right corner (traces of folds with old restored breaks, stains or traces of adesif ). Old paper folder. Patent of lieutenant of the Parisian National Guard bearing the signatures of Bailly, first mayor of Paris, of La Fayette, founding commander of the guard and of Joseph-Léonard POIREY, his former comrade-in-arms of the American War, then secretary general of the National Guard, document erased later. Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757-1834), honored by his heroism in defending liberties during the American war of independence, was the founder of the National Guard in Paris on July 15, 1789. He remained its general until his resignation on October 8, 1791, following the revolutionary unrest of the previous months. Joseph-Léonard Poirey (1748- , who was his military secretary during the American Revolution, participated in the battles at Petersburg, Jamestown and Yorktown. Returning to France with Lafayette, he served as captain general secretary of the French National Guard at the end of 1789 and then general secretary of the Parisian troops. In 1790, the U.S. Senate confirmed President George Washington's appointment of Poirey to the rank of captain and the following year he was admitted to the Society of the Cincinnati. George Washington wrote to the Senate on May 30, 1790: "M. de Poirey served in the American Army for several of the last years of the late war, as Secretary to Major General the Marquis de la Fayette, and might probably at that time have obtained the Commission of Captain from Congress upon application to that Body. At present he is an officer in the French National Guards, and solicits a Brevet Commission from the United States of America. I am authorized to add, that, while the compliance will involve no expense on our part, it will be particularly grateful to that friend of America, the Marquis de la Fayette. And La Fayette will write on April 20, 1801. "I do but justice to Captain [Joseph-Léonard] Poirey when being called upon as a witness of his services in the American Revolution..." Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793), mathematician, astronomer, academician, writer was appointed mayor of Paris on July 15, 1789 by acclamation. It was in this capacity that he gave the tricolor cockade to the king during the latter's visit to the town hall on July 17. On July 17, 1791, the National Guard, under his orders, shot at the petitioners who were standing on the Champ-de-Mars. His popularity fell to a low point and on November 12, he resigned. The present patent established in the name of lieutenant Guillaume-Sylvain Boula being written at the beginning of September 1791, it bears the signatures of Bailly and La Fayette then in office. The clerk's signature (Dejoly) is added to it. However, that of the general was later crossed out as well as the printed words "Par Monsieur le Maire" and "Général". Rare and beautiful document.‎