L'Intendente della Calabia Citeriore ai cittadini della stessa provincia.

Circular letter addressed to the citizens of Calabria, from the their Mayor, Pierre-Joseph Briot , regarding the fact that their youth are called to be part of the Royal Guard of the King. The letter is signed in Cosenza, on October 14,1808. Pierre-Joseph Briot (1771-1827) was a French revolutionary and a major political figure. He was a member of the Freemasons of Besançon. During its presence in Calabria, he created a new home of Carbonari. Carbonarism (for Italy) or Carbonari (for France) is an initiatory secret and movement, politically charged, which contributed to the unification of Italy in the mid-nineteenth century.

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