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The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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On June 7 in Lesquin near Lisle, France, the National Guard seized money from an ecclesiastic, believed to be the initial payment of one million louis d'ors from the late Abbot of St. Germain to Cardinal de Rohan to expedite Rhine crossing for counter-revolutionary forces, dealing a setback to the counter-revolution.
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The National Guard in the village of Lesquin stopped an ecclesiastic, who had a considerable quantity of louis-d'ors, and one bag of silver, in his carriage, the whole weighing 16 lb. Besides this, a quantity of assignats, and some rouleaux of louis were found upon his person. This money is said to have been the first payment of a million to be furnished by the late Abbot of St. Germain to the Cardinal de Rohan to hasten the passage of the Rhine. Thus the counter revolution has received another pull back.
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Lesquin
Event Date
June 7
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money confiscated; setback to counter-revolution
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The National Guard in Lesquin stopped an ecclesiastic carrying louis-d'ors, silver (16 lb total in carriage), assignats, and rouleaux on his person. This was reportedly the first payment of a million from the late Abbot of St. Germain to Cardinal de Rohan to hasten Rhine passage.