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Rapport, 16 Nivôse an III
Links : letter
Title : “Lettre de St. Just à Robespierre”
“19 Août 1790”
“Signé St. Just”

The date of the letter : 19 August 1790
Signature : St. just

It seems that the French usually not use “St. just”, the English usually use “St. just” .
In addition, the English usually writes “rue Saint-Honoré” as “rue St. Honore” .

Maybe, the letter was forged? The letter was forged by English Spy?

Date: 2011-04-25 03:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gwynplainee.livejournal.com
I see that this is the famous letter that Saint-Just send to Robespierre before meeting him. Forged in 1790 by an English Spy, I don't think so. Remember that all the problem with England started when the king was guillotined in 1793.

Date: 2011-04-27 11:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gwynplainee.livejournal.com
Mmm, yes, it can be 1793 or 1794.
And I agree with [livejournal.com profile] trf_chan, nobody in England would want to forge a letter in the name of a obscure provincial revolutionary, and even less in 1790.
Edited Date: 2011-04-28 12:59 am (UTC)

Date: 2011-04-25 04:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] trf-chan.livejournal.com
If I recall correctly, Saint-Just often signed his name as 'St. Just' (although, go figure, when I tried to search for an example online/confirm the veracity of my memories, I can't find anything. -_- But this site (http://www.maggs.com/title/AU4126.asp), which was once selling a decree from the Committee of Public Safety signed by him and Robespierre says 'St Just' at the top of the page when giving a description of the signature, so I'd assume that's what was written on the decree itself). Also, I'm not sure where you're seeing the rue Saint-Honoré thing...?

But in any case, I doubt it was a forged letter. What would anyone have to gain by forging a letter in the name of someone who, at that time, was an obscure provincial revolutionary? And especially considering that it doesn't even really talk about anything important - it just asks for help with a local trade issue and expresses admiration for Robespierre - I don't know what the point of forging such a letter would be.
Edited Date: 2011-04-25 09:04 pm (UTC)

Date: 2011-04-27 05:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hanriotfran.livejournal.com
Yes; sometimes he signed St.Just, but it is true that nowadays, English speakers writyes his name rather as "St. Just", while FRench speakers choices "Saint-Just"

I don't believe it could be a made up letter. TRF_Chan opinions are mine too. Few people knew Saint-Just back then, and even if the letter could have been forged later, it dosn't make any sense either. What for? If it was an invention of Saint-Just friends, they should made it more flattering to him; and if the ones who "did" the purpoted falsification were his ennemies, they should forge a letter in which Saint-JUst culd be shown as a cruel and bad person.

HanriotFran.
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Date: 2011-04-29 05:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hanriotfran.livejournal.com
They published *almost* all they found (not all, but...). Maybe they just wanted to show that the "tyrant" and the "Archange of the Revolution" were scheming to "slave the country" since 1790.

HanriotFran

Date: 2011-05-03 05:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hanriotfran.livejournal.com
That's quite simply. They've found it among Robespierre's papers when they seized them all. They also seized Saint-Just papers, and Couthon's paper's and Augustin's and Fleuriot's and Hanriot's and, and, and and....

HanriotFran.

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