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[ For a very complete table of the depreciation from day to day, see "Supplement to the Moniteur" of October 2, 1797; also Caron, as above. For the market prices of the louis d'or at the first of every month, as the collapse approached, see Montgaillard. See also "Official Lists" in the White Collection. For a table showing the steady rise of the franc in gold during a single week, from 251 to 280 francs, see Dewarmin, as above, vol. i, p. 136.]
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[ See "Mèmoires de Thibaudeau," vol. ii, p. 26, also Mercier, "Lo Nouveau Paris," vol. ii, p. 90; for curious example of the scales of depreciation see the White Collection. See also extended table of comparative values in 1790 and 1795. See Levasseur, as above, vol. i, pp. 223-4.]
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[ For a striking similar case in our own country, see Sumner, "History of American Currency," p. 47.]
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[ See Villeneuve Bargemont, "Histoire de l'économie politique," vol. ii, p. 229.]
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[ See Von Sybel, vol. iv, pp. 337, 338. See also for confirmation Challamel, "Histoire Musée," vol. ii, p. 179. For a thoughtful statement of the reasons why such paper was not invested in lands by men of moderate means, and workingmen, see Mill, "Political Economy," vol. ii, pp. 81, 82.]