firme - Rare Passeport Révolutionnaire (1796) – An IV – Révolution Française – Var / Brignoles – Rare - 1795

Exceptional and authentic interior passport from the Revolutionary era, issued under the Directory by the municipality of Brignoles (Department of Var). Dated the 30 Ventôse of Year IV (20 March 1796).
This period administrative document is complete and printed on textured period paper, with handwritten additions in iron gall ink very well preserved.
It features in the header the famous and radical revolutionary motto: “FRATERNITÉ, OU LA MORT” surrounding the official vignette of the French Republic (Liberty with the Phrygian cap brandishing a pike).
Details of the document:
• Beneficiary: Issued to citoyen Roch Bernard Marie Gouffet, employed as a gardener and residing in Brignoles.
• Anthropometric description: States his age (40 years), his height in old units (5 feet, 5 inches), hair color (black), eye color (blue) and face shape (oval).
• Destination: Authorized to travel to “Paris and other communes of the Republic.”
• Signatures: Signed by the bearer (Marie Gouffet), as well as by the municipal officers and the secretary-clerk of Brignoles (Barthélemy).
• Security elements: Presence of the official dry seal stamp (seal of the commune of Brignoles) perfectly visible and struck in the bottom left.
Condition:
Good overall condition for a document over 230 years old. Creases from the period and light marginal foxing that attest to its authenticity and travels. The text and signatures remain perfectly readable and sharp. (See photos for detail of the condition).
A captivating historical document, ideal for collectors of the French Revolution, of Var documents (Provence) or of rare administrative items.