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The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Extracts from letters in Bordeaux, November 1789, describe peace in Paris under the National Assembly, no risk of bankruptcy, secure property, and calm in the province despite commotions elsewhere in France.
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Extract of a letter from a House of respectability in Bourdeaux, dated Nov. 17, 1789. to a gentleman in this city.
"Matters are now perfectly quiet and peaceable at Paris, and the National Assembly easily adopting measures to render this one of the most respectable and flourishing countries in Europe. There is not the shadow of danger of a national bankruptcy, and private property is as secure as in any part of the world."
Extract of a letter from Bourdeaux, Nov. 19
"No doubt you have heard before this of the commotions of some parts of this kingdom, but this province has been exempted from the like, and we have every prospect of peace continuing here. We think it necessary to inform you of this circumstance, lest you should apprehend your property not being safe here."
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Bourdeaux And Paris, France
Event Date
November 1789
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peaceful conditions in paris and bourdeaux province, no national bankruptcy risk, secure private property, exemption from kingdom-wide commotions.
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Letters report quiet and peaceable matters at Paris with the National Assembly adopting measures for prosperity; no danger of national bankruptcy and secure private property. The Bourdeaux province remains peaceful despite commotions in other parts of the kingdom.