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satisfied； during the course of my mission； of the necessity of
reorganizing the municipalities throughout both departments。〃
＇98＇ Ibid。 Orders of Albert； Vent？se 5； and Pluvi？se 29； year III。；
reorganizing the courts and administrations in the districts of Ervy；
Arcis and Nogent…sur…Seine； with a tabular statement of the names of
those removed and the reasons for so doing。
＇99＇ Petition of Jean Nicolas Antoine； former member of the Directory
of the district of Troyes for twenty…eight months。 （Ventose 9； year
II I。） Shut up in Troyes； he asks permission to go to Paris； 〃I have a
small lot of goods which it is necessary for me to sell in Paris。 It
is my native town and I know more people there than anywhere else。〃…
Ibid。 Information furnished on Antoine by the Conseil…general of the
Commune of Troyes。
＇100＇ Archives Nationales； AF。； II。； 59。 （Memorials dated Messidor
28； year II。； by an emissary of the Committee of Public Safety； sent
to Troyes； Prairial 29； to report on the situation of things and on
the troubles in Troyes。） … Albert Babeau； II。； 203； 205 and 112； 122。
… Cf。 179。 〃Gachez； intoxicated； about eleven o'clock at night； with
several women as drunk as himself； compelled the keeper of the Temple
of Reason to open the doors； threatening him with the guillotine。〃 …
Ibid。； 166。 He addressed the sans…culottes in the popular club： 〃Now
is the time to put yourselves in the place of the rich。 Strike； and
don't put it off！〃 … Ibid。； 165。 〃 42 633 livres were placed in the
hands of Gachez and the committee； as secret revolutionary service
money。 。 。 。 Between December 4 and 10 Gachez received 20 000
livres； in three orders； for revolutionary expenses and provisional
aid。 。 。 。 The leaders of the party disposed of these sums without
control and； it may be added； without scruple； Gachez hands over only
four thousand livres to the sectional poor…committee。 On Niv？se 12；
there remains in the treasury of the poor fund only 3738 livres； 12
000 having been diverted or squandered。〃
＇101＇ 〃Frochot；〃 by Louis Passy； 172。 （Letter of Pajot； member of the
revolutionary committee of Aignay…le…Duc。） 〃Denunciations occupied
most of the time at our meetings； and it is there that one could see
the hatreds and vengeance of the colleagues who ruled us。〃
＇102＇ Archives Nationales； D。； § I； No。4。 The following is a sample
among others of the impositions of the revolutionary committees。
（Complaint of Mariotte； proprietor； former mayor of Chatillon…sur…
Seine； Floréal 27； year II。） 〃On Brumaire 23； year II。； I was stopped
just as I was taking post at Mussy； travelling on business for the
Republic； and provided with a commission and passport from the
Minister of war。 。 。 。 I was searched in the most shameful manner；
citizen Ménétrier； member of the committee； used towards me the
foulest language 。 。 。 。 I was confined in a tavern； instead of
two gendarmes which would have been quite sufficient to guard me； I
had the whole brigade； who passed that night and the next day
drinking； until； in wine and brandy the charge against me in the
tavern amounted to sixty francs。 And worse still； two members of the
same committee passed a night guarding me and made me pay for it。 Add
to this； they said openly before me that I was a good pigeon to pluck。
。 。 。 They gave me the escort of a state criminal of the highest
importance； three national gendarmes； mounted； six National Guards；
and even to the Commandant of the National Guard； citizen Mièdan；
member of the revolutionary committee； put himself at the head of the
cortege； ten men to conduct one！ 。 。 。 。 I was obliged to pay my
torturers； fifty francs to the commandant； and sixty to his men。〃
＇103＇ Moniteur； XXI。； 261。 （Speech by an inhabitant of Troyes in the
Jacobin Club； Paris； Messidor 26； year II。）
＇104＇ Albert Babeau； II。； 164。 （Depositions of the tavern…keeper and
of the commissioner； Garnier。）
＇105＇ 〃Frochot；〃 by Louis Passy； 170； 172。 （Letter by Pajot and
petition of the Aignay municipality； March 10； 1795。） … Bibliotheque
Nationale； L。； 41。 No。1802。 （Denunciation by six sections of the
commune of Dijon to the National Convention。）
＇106＇ 〃Recueil de Pièces Authentiques sur la Révolution de
Strasbourg；〃 I。； 187； and letter of Burger； Thermidor 25； year II。
＇107＇ Archives Nationales； D。； § I； 6 （file37） … Letter of the members
of the Strasbourg revolutionary committee； Vent？se 13； year III。；
indicating to the mayor and municipal officers of Chalons…sur…Marne
certain Jacobins of the town as suitable members of the Propaganda at
Strasbourg。
＇108＇ 〃Recueil de Pièces Authentiques concernant la Révolution à
Strasbourg；〃 I。；71。 Deposition of the recorder Weis on the circuit of
the Revolutionary Tribunal； composed of Schneider； Clavel and Taffin。
〃The judges never left the table without having become intoxicated
with everything of the finest； and； in this state； they gathered in
the tribunal and condemned the accused to death。〃 … Free living and
〃extravagant expenditure〃 were common even 〃among the employees of the
government。〃 〃I encountered；〃 says Meissner； 〃government carters
served with chickens； pastry and game； whilst at the traveler's table
there was simply an old leg of mutton and a few poor side…dishes。〃
（〃Voyage en France；〃 toward the end of 1795； p。371。）
＇109＇ Some of them； nevertheless； are not ugly； but merely sots。 The
following is a specimen。 A certain Velu； a born vagabond； formerly in
the alms…house and brought up there； then a shoemaker or a cobbler；
afterwards teaching school in the faubourg de Vienne； and at last a
haranguer and proposer of tyrannicide motions； short； stout and as
rubicund as his cap； is made President of the Popular club at Blois；
then delegate for domiciliary visits； and； throughout the reign of
Terror； he is a principal personage in the town； district and
department。 （Dufort de Cheverney； 〃Mémoires；〃 （MS。） March 21； 1793
and June； 1793。） In June； 1793； this Velu is ordered to visit the
chateau de Cheverney； to verify the surrender of all feudal documents。
He arrives unexpectedly； meets the steward； Bambinet； enters the
mayor's house； who keeps an inn； and drinks copiously； which gives
Bambinet time to warn M。 Dufort de Cheverney and have the suspicious
registers concealed。 … This done； 〃Velu is obliged to leave his
bottle and march to the chateau。 … He assumed haughtiness and aimed
at familiarity； he would put his hand on his breast and； taking yours；
address you： 〃Good day； brother。〃 … He came there at nine o'clock in
the morning； advanced； took my hand and said： 〃Good…day； brother； how
are you？〃 〃Very well； citizen； and how are you？〃 〃You do not tutoyer …
you are not up to the Revolution？ 〃We'll see … will you step in the
parlor？〃 〃Yes； brother； I'll follow you。〃 … We enter； he sees my wife
who； I may say； has an imposing air。 He boldly embraces her and；
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