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The New York Packet
New York, New York County, New York
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On July 20, His Majesty received a letter from Mr. de Calonne explaining his self-exile from the country due to persecutions, ignominy, and loss of royal favor, planning to seek safety abroad to justify himself.
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"The persecutions I have suffered, the ignominy I am branded with, the great disgust they have conceived against my person, and above all the extreme grief I felt to see myself deprived of your Majesty's favor and protection, have made me banish myself from my country ; and when your Majesty receives this letter, I shall be out of your dominions. I retire into a country where I can in safety, labour towards my justification."
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France
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July 20
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mr. de calonne's self-imposed exile from the country to a safe location for justification.
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His Majesty received a letter from Mr. de Calonne stating that persecutions, ignominy, disgust against his person, and grief over losing royal favor and protection led him to banish himself; by the time of receipt, he would be out of the dominions and retiring to labor safely towards his justification.