Lot n° 290
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SARTHE. REVOLUTION. 8 Letters (7 LAS & 1 LA) from the Deputy - Lot 290
SARTHE. REVOLUTION. 8 Letters (7 LAS & 1 LA) from the Deputy of BEAUMONT, totaling 21 pages small in-4, to his friend Le Masson, notary in Brûlon, on the events of the Revolution, mainly from Paris in November 1790 to April 1791, one from Le MANS (72) of 1785. Gabriel François Chenon de BEAUMONT [Brûlon / Sarthe 1741 - 1791] - Elected on March 25, 1789 Deputy of the Third to the Estates-General by the Seneschaussée of Maine then to the Constituent Assembly. He was Councillor at the Election of Le Mans under the Ancien-Régime: Paris November 12, 1790 / On the subject of a private matter "...As there are still no assignats in circulation under 200 #, he is therefore well obliged to pay in cash..." "...The sale of the national goods starts to go in various departments: here every day it sells several houses..." Paris November 26, 1790 "...The National Assembly decreed on Wednesday that nothing would be changed at present in the distribution of the districts and that the legislatures to come would be right on the requests which could be made by the people" "It seems to me, Sir, that you would be in the intention to buy national goods if we treated together of the funds which you could need... Paris December 18, 1790 "The national goods are sold perfectly in many departments and there are some here for more than four million sold. One has just sold in Angers 14 houses 330000 livres..." Paris January 7, 1791 "....I have just learned that the castle of Yvré and some outbuildings [Sarthe] have just been sold to Monsieur de Valence for 140,000 #..." "Tomorrow we shall burn 1500000 Livres of assignats returned in payment for national property: they are being sold almost everywhere with alacrity." "We have only two bishops in the Assembly who have taken the oath decreed on the Civil Constitution of the Clergy: all the others have refused it, they have dragged about twenty parish priests into their party... There are still only 5 to 6 bishops who have taken their oath: they have great difficulty in detaching themselves from the goods of this world" Paris April 12, 1791 "...The Constitution is soon entirely finished whatever the enemies of the fatherland say. It is not and has not been in danger. It seems certain that at the beginning of the next month we will convene for the appointment of those who will have to replace us in the following July [Future National Convention]. Everything is extremely quiet here, except for a few spankings of devout women who have been whipped for having wanted to support the fanaticism of their priests who are opposed to the law. Commerce is resuming everywhere with astonishing activity...." (Excerpts)
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