Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Foreign News
July 17, 1788
The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A printer proposed to the French principal Minister to undertake all government printing in Paris, paying 20,000 livres annually instead of receiving payment. The Minister gave the director of the King's Printing-house two hours to accept or resign, and he agreed.
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
The royal printing-house at Paris, is an annual expense to the French Government of one hundred and fifty thousand livres; a printer has lately waited on the principal Minister, with a proposal to undertake the printing of all Government may want; not on condition of being paid but of paying 20,000. The Minister in consequence sent for the director of the King's Printing-house, and informed him of the proposition, giving him two hours, either to accept it himself or resign. At the end of which he readily agreed to the proposal!!!
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Paris Printing House
French Government Expense
Printing Proposal
Minister Ultimatum
What entities or persons were involved?
Principal Minister
Director Of The King's Printing House
Where did it happen?
Paris
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Paris
Event Date
Lately
Key Persons
Principal Minister
Director Of The King's Printing House
Outcome
director agreed to the proposal
Event Details
The royal printing-house costs the French Government 150,000 livres annually. A printer proposed to handle all government printing by paying 20,000 livres instead of being paid. The Minister informed the director, giving him two hours to accept or resign, and he agreed.