[31]DecreeofMessidor23,yearII。,ontheconsolidationwiththenationaldomainoftheassetsandliabilitiesofhospitalsandothercharitableinstitutions。(Seereportsofprefetsontheeffectofthislaw,ontheruinofthehospitals,onthemiseryofthesick,offoundlingsandtheinfirm,fromyearsIX。toXIII。)—DecreesofAugust8and12,1793,andJuly24,1794,onacademiesandliterarysocieties。—DecreeofAugust24,1793,§29,ontheassetsandliabilitiesofcommunes。
[32]Schmidt,I。,144。(TwobillionsSeptember27,1793;onebillionfourhundredmillionsJune19,1794。)—DecreeofAugust24,September13,1793,ontheconversionoftitle—deedsandtheformationoftheGrandLedger。—DecreesofJuly31,August30andSeptember5,oncallingintheassignatsàfaceroyale。—DecreesofAugust1andSeptember5,1793,ontherefusaltoacceptassignatsatpar。
[33]ArchivesNationales,F。7,4421。(DocumentsontherevolutionarytaxesorganizedatTroyes,Brumaire11,yearII。)Threehundredandseventy—threepersonsaretaxed,especiallymanufacturers,merchantsandland—owners;theminimumofthetaxisonehundredfrancs,themaximumfiftythousandfrancs,thetotalbeingonemillionsevenhundredandsixty—twothousandsevenhundredfrancs。Seventy—sixpetitionsattachedtothepapersshowexactlythesituationofthingsinrelationtotrade,manufacturesandproperty,thestateoffortunesandcreditoftheupperandlowerbourgeoisclass。
[34]Mallet—Dupan,\"Mémoires,\"II。,17。\"Ihaveseenthethirty—
secondlistofémigrésatMarseilles,merelyofthosewhosepossessionshavebeenconfiscatedandsold;therearetwelvethousandofthem,andthelistswerenotfinished。\"—Reportsofpréfets。(VarbyFanchet,yearIX。)\"Theemigrationof1793throwsuponLeghornandthewholeItaliancoastaverylargenumberofMarseillesandToulontraders。Thesemen,generallyindustrious,haveestablished(there)