Prison Journals During the French RevolutionDuras, Louise Henriette Charlotte Philippine (de Noailles) de Durfort, duchesse de
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Prison Journals During the French Revolution
Duras, Louise Henriette Charlotte Philippine (de Noailles) de Durfort, duchesse de
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Personal narratives
_Value of your property before My income before the Revolution was
and since the Revolution?_ more than a hundred thousand livres;
for two years one of my estates in
Languedoc has been under sequestration
under pretext that I had emigrated
(though this was proved not to be so),
by order of the Committee of General
Security. The subsidies and the forced
loan, under which I have just been
obliged to relinquish a considerable
sum, render it impossible for me to
furnish any correct valuation.
_With whom have you associated With my relatives both before and
before and since the since.
Revolution?_
_Have you not signed I have never signed any resolutions.
resolutions derogatory to
liberty?_
_What have you done for the All that was required of me.
Revolution?_
Madame de Mouchy added:--
'Having been united to my husband for fifty-two years I have
entertained no opinions differing from his.'
[Then followed their signatures.]
We had great difficulty in persuading Monsieur de Mouchy to agree to
answer the aforesaid questions; at first he positively refused,
declaring that he would never do anything so revolting. I consulted
different members of his family and some of his companions in
misfortune, who said that it was impossible for him to escape answering
the questions, and that the answers given, and which I have just
written down, were quite sufficient. There were always, they said, some
etceteras. Certain persons of whom I have spoken, who were always too
sanguine, thought that the interrogatories would hasten the acts of
liberation; but, on the contrary, we were not left long in peace, and
the harsh treatment increased. Then the conspiracy entered into by
Vincent Savart and Grandmont (which I believe was the only real one)
broke out. We were then forbidden to walk in the courtyard or to
receive newspapers; and we were extremely restricted in every respect.
After a while we were again allowed to have the newspapers, but never
again to walk except in the galleries, where it was impossible to take
a step without running into one another. So many persons were brought
in that every place was full, although many were sent off to the
tribunal every day.
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