_In the Kitchen._—The usual _batterie de cuisine_ of a
French household, enumerated in detail, and valued at 208
_In the Pantry and Offices of the Kitchen._—A few chairs,
a pair of scales, cups, saucers, and so forth 98
_In a Bedroom adjoining, and giving on the Cour de
Commerce._—The usual furniture; probably a dressing-room.
Here was the watch found on Danton after his execution,
his writing-table, &c.: the whole, including dishes in
the cupboard and a stove 264
_In a larger Bedroom giving on the Rue des
Cordeliers._—After the usual furniture, a small
piano, a guitar, two looking-glasses, and a writing-table 990
_In a little Room opening out of this._—Usual furniture
of a small study or boudoir, furnished in the white
wood of the period 470
_In the Drawing-room._—The furniture, mostly grey and
white, no piece worth any special mention 992
A large cupboard near the chimney contained some summer
clothes put away, and the sword which Danton had worn
in the old Bataillon of the Cordeliers. The whole
valued at 332
_In a little Room looking on an inner court_ (evidently
used as a Library, the list of whose books will be found
on p. 380):—Furniture, chiefly bookcases, to the value of 160
_In a little Lumber-room._—Three empty trunks and a bed 16
_In two little Rooms adjoining._—Furniture (mostly put away) 214
The rest of the inventory mentions the household linen, the
clothes, the plate, and the jewels. The summary is as follows:—
Household linen, in all 734
Clothes, including every item 925
Plate, including several wedding presents, marked with
initials 291
Knives and forks other than plate 20
Jewellery (including two women’s rings, set with brilliants,
and a wedding-ring) 509
This gives us the whole value of the furniture, clothing, &c.,
in the house, and it amounts to a total of just over 9000
livres, that is, about £360. There was £50 in money in the
house, which he had left with his wife before going off to
Belgium.
(_c_) EXTRACTS FROM THE RAISING OF THE SEALS AFTER DANTON’S DEATH.
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