[100]ArchivesNationales,AF。,II。,59。(MemorialsdatedMessidor28,yearII。,byanemissaryoftheCommitteeofPublicSafety,senttoTroyes,Prairial29,toreportonthesituationofthingsandonthetroublesinTroyes。)—AlbertBabeau,II。,203,205and112,122。
—Cf。179。\"Gachez,intoxicated,abouteleveno’clockatnight,withseveralwomenasdrunkashimself,compelledthekeeperoftheTempleofReasontoopenthedoors,threateninghimwiththeguillotine。\"—
Ibid。,166。Headdressedthesans—culottesinthepopularclub:\"Nowisthetimetoputyourselvesintheplaceoftherich。Strike,anddon’tputitoff!\"—Ibid。,165。\"42633livreswereplacedinthehandsofGachezandthecommittee,assecretrevolutionaryservicemoney……BetweenDecember4and10Gachezreceived20000
livres,inthreeorders,forrevolutionaryexpensesandprovisionalaid……Theleadersofthepartydisposedofthesesumswithoutcontroland,itmaybeadded,withoutscruple;Gachezhandsoveronlyfourthousandlivrestothesectionalpoor—committee。OnNiv?se12,thereremainsinthetreasuryofthepoorfundonly3738livres,12
000havingbeendivertedorsquandered。\"