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some of Turgot's arrangements raised the insurrection at Paris, Turgot
went to the King and got an order upon the Marechal de Biron
Governor of Paris for as many men as he chose to have:
purposely or through inadvertence he failed to communicate this to
Maurepas. M.'s jealousy took fire: and in two days Turgot was
dismissed, Madame Blondel who was closely lièe with Turgot
took upon herself the blame: but all would not save him.
Neckar ow'd his dismission to the Parliaments: whose assumed
negative in legislation his project of Provincial assemblies
went to supersede. The K. of F. who is timidity itself was apprehensive
of a quarrel with the men of the long robe. Caron de
Beaumarchais, one of the busiest & most successful of intriguants
has amassed realised (Ld S. says) to the tune of £S 30 or 40,000 a
year. He was sent over to get I know forget not what papers of consequence from De
Morande: but that story you remember: he was even employ'd once in
making up a quarrel between the K. & Q. of France; which had
gone to such a length that the Empress Queen was impliquèe
in it: at present his credit interest is equal to almost any thing.
He is at the head of the project for publishing 3 magnificent editions
of Voltaire's works at 15 (25 I think it is) & 40 guineas with Baskerville's
types. He has sent Ld S. a number of proposals. By the bye he has

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Date_1	1781-08-26	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	214	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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