MOMORO ANTOINE-FRANÇOIS: (1756-1794) French Printer, Bookseller and Politician during the French Revolution. Momoro ...

MOMORO ANTOINE-FRANÇOIS: (1756-1794) French Printer, Bookseller and Politician during the French Revolution. Momoro is the originator of the French Republic motto `Liberté-Egalité-Fraternité´. Guillotined.
A rare L.S., Momoro, one page, small 4to, Paris, 15th January 1794, to the President of the Electoral Assembly, in French. Momoro accepts his correspondent's proposal to become a member of the Electoral Assembly and states `I have forwarded to the General Prosecutor my acceptance to the post of member of the department. I inform the Electoral Assembly about this and report that I will not be able to attend the assembly meeting today.´ Countersigned at the foot by citizen Leblanc (in whose hand the text of the letter is written) who also accepts the appointment. A boldly penned and attractive letter. Some extremely minor age wear to the edges, VGMomoro was condemned to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal and guillotined at the young age of 37 on 24th March 1794, a little over two months after the present letter was written. Upon hearing the sentence of the Revolutionary Tribunal Momoro loudly responded `You accuse me, who has given everything for the Revolution! ´Somewhat forgotten today by historians, Momoro was, however, an important figure in the Cordeliers Club and in Hébertisme. As the originator of the phrase Unité, Indivisibilité de la République; Liberté-Egalité-Fraternité ou la mort', one of the mottos of the French Republic, his contribution to French history is in no doubt.