"Histoire de l'Economie Politique," vol. ii, p. 213.

[42] As to the purchasing power of money at that time, see Arthur
Young, "Travels in France during the Years 1787, 1788 and 1789." For
notices of the small currency with examples of satirical verses
written regarding it, see Challamel, "Les français sous la
Révolution," pp. 307, 308. See also Mercier, "Le Nouveau Paris,"
edition of 1800, chapter ccv., entitled "Parchemin Monnaie." A series
of these petty notes will be found in the White collection of the
Cornell University Library. They are very dirty and much worn, but
being printed on parchment, remain perfectly legible. For issue of
quarter-"_sou_" pieces see Levasseur, p. 180.

[43] See Levasseur, vol. i, p. 176.

[44] For Chaumette's brilliant display of fictitious reasons for the
decline see Thiers, Shoberl's translation, published by Bentley, vol.
iii, p. 248.

[45] For these fluctuations, see Caron, as above, p. 387.

[46] One of the Forced Loan certificates will be found in the White
Collection in the Library of Cornell University.

[47] For details of these transactions, see Levasseur, as above,
vol. i, chap. 6, pp. 181, et seq. Original specimens of these notes,
bearing the portrait of Louis XVI will be found in the Cornell
University Library (White Collection) and for the whole series
perfectly photographed in the same collection, Dewarmin, "Cent ans de
numismatique française," vol. i, pp. 143-165.