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club。〃？　Ibid。；　D。；　§I；　10。　　（Orders　of　the　Representatives　Delacroix；

Louchet　and　Legendre；　on　mission　in　the　department　of　Seine…Inférieure

for　the　purpose　of　removing；　at　Conchez；　the　entire　administration；

and　for　forming　there　a　new　revolutionary　committee；　with　full　powers；

Frimaire　9；　year　II。）　The　members　of　the　committee；　the　nature　of

which　is　indicated；　are　two　coopers；　one　gardener；　two　carpenters；　one

merchant；　a　coach…driver　and　a　tailor。　　（One　finds　in　the　archives；　in

the　correspondence　of　the　representatives；　plenty　of　orders　appointing

authorities　of　the　same　sort。）



＇93＇　Albert　Babeau；　II。；　296。



＇94＇　The　French　text　reads：　〃Sa　profession　est　fame　de　Paillot…

Montabert；　son　revenu　est　vivre　de　ses　revenus；　ces　relation　son　d'une

fame　nous　ny　portons　point　d'atantion；　ces　opignons　nous　les　présumons

semblable　à　ceux　de　son　mary。〃



＇95＇　Archives　Nationales；　F7；　4421。　　Order　of　the　Committee　of

Surveillance　of　the　third　section　of　Troyes；　refusing　civic

certificates　to　seventy…two　persons；　or　sending　them　before　the

central　committee　as　〃marchands　d'argant；　aristocrate；　douteux；

modére；　intrigant；　egoiste　fanatique。　　Fait　et　areté　par　nous；　membre

du　Comité。　　…　Ib。；　Mémoire　des　Commissaires　de　la　5e　seiscion　dite　de

la　liberté　nommé　par　le　citoyen　de　Baris　（Paris）　pour　faire　les　visite

de　l'argenteri　ché　les　citoyens　de　la　liste　fait　par　les　citoyens　Diot

et　Bailly　et　Jaquin　savoir　depence　du　13　et　14　et　15　Frimaire　pour

leur　nouriture　du　troyes　jour　monte　à　24　fr。



＇96＇　Albert　Babeau；　II。；　154。



＇97＇　Archives　Nationales；　D。；　§I；　5。　　（Mission　of　Representative

Albert；　in　Aube　and　in　Marne。）　…　These　notes　are　made　on　the　spot；

with　a　thorough　knowledge　of　the　situation；　by　zealous　republicans　who

are　not　without　common…sense　and　of　average　honesty；　（chiefly　in

Pluvi？se　and　Vent？se；　year　III）。　　…　Letter　of　Albert　to　the

directories　of　the　two　departments；　Prairial　3；　year　II。　　〃I　am

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；

repeating　his　gesture　on　the　breast；　takes　her　hand　and　says：　〃Good…

day；　sister。〃　〃Come；〃　I　interpose；　〃let　us　take　breakfast；　and；　if　you

please；　you　shall　dine　with　me。〃　〃Yes；　but　on　one　condition；　that　tu

me　tutoie。〃　〃I　will　try；　but　I　am　not　in　the　habit　of　it。〃　After

warming　up　his　intellect　and　heart　with　a　bottle　of　wine；　we　get　rid

of　him　by　sending　him　to　inspect　the　archives…room；　along　with　my　son

and　Bambinet。　　It　is　amusing；　for　he　can　only　read　print。　　。　　。

Bambinet；　and　the　procureur；　read　the　titles　aloud；　and　pass　over　the

feudalisms。　　Velu　does　not　notice　this　and　always　tells　them　to　go　on。

…　After　an　hour；　tired　out；　he　comes　back：　〃All　right；〃　he　says；　〃now

let　me　see　your　chateau；　which　is　a　fine　one。〃　He　had　heard　about　a

room　where　there　were　fantocini；　in　the　attic。　　He　goes　up；　opens　some

play…books；　and；　seeing　on　the　lists　of　characters　the　name　of　King

and　Prince；　he；　says　to　me：　〃You　must　scratch　those　out；　and　play　only

republican　pieces。〃　The　descent　is　by　a　back…stairs。　　On　the　way　down

he　encounters　a　maid　of　my　wife's；　who　is　very　pretty；　he　stops　and；

regarding　my　son；　says：　〃You　must　as　a　good　Republican；　sleep　with

that　girl　and　marry　her。〃　I　look　at　him　and　reply：　〃　Monsieur　Velu；

listen；　we　are　well　behaved　here；　and　such　language　cannot　be　allowed。

You　must　respect　the　young　people　in　my　house。〃　A　little　disconcerted；

he　tames　down　and　is　quite　deferential　to　Madame　de　Cheverney。　　…　〃You

have　pen　and　ink　on　your　table；〃　he　says；　〃bring　them　here。〃　〃What

for；〃　I　ask；　〃to　take　my　inventory？〃　〃No；　but　I　must　make　a　procès…

verbal。　　You　help　me；　it　will　be　better　for　you；　as　you　can　fix　it　to

suit　you〃　This　was　not　badly　done；　to　conceal　his　want　of　knowledge。

…　We　go　in　to　dinner。　　My　servants　waited　on　the　table；　I　had　not

yielded　to　the　system　of　a　general　table　for　all　of　us；　which　would

not　have　pleased　my　servants　any　more　than　myself。　　Curiosity　led　them

all　to　come　in　and　see　us　dini