365 chainons à la somme de 5840_l._ Pour l'anneau et l'S de cette chaine valeur 80 ---- 5920 ---- Total des deux chaines 8540_l._ [Translation.] _M. Lagrange to William Short._ To Mr. SHORT. Paris, January 31, 1792. I have the honor to advise you that the two medals and the cases are ready. I would be obliged to you to have them taken from the Mint of Medals, as also the six medals in bronze. The two gold medals weigh 2m. 4oz. 1gr.[69] At 175 livres[70] the ounce 3,434 livres 2 loop-rings in gold at 6 livres each 12 6 medals in bronze at 7 livres each 42 2 galuchet cases 142 ----- Total 3,630 I have the honor to be, Sir, your very humble and very obedient servant, LAGRANGE, Cashier of the Mint of Medals. [Footnote 69: Former weights of France: 1 livre = 2 marcs = 16 ounces = 128 gros = 384 deniers = 9,216 grains.] [Footnote 70: Former moneys of France: 1 livre = 20 sous = 240 deniers or 48 liards. 1 livre = 0.9876 francs.] _____ Account of the two large gold chains furnished to Mr. Short by Auguste, goldsmith to the king. _Small Chain._ At the time when gold was worth 110 livres the ounce, each link of this chain was to cost 6 livres; now that gold is worth 133 livres, 6 sous, 8 deniers, which is more (p. 126) than one-sixth above its former price, that of each link comes to 7 livres, which increases the total of the 365 links to the sum of 2,555_l._ The ring and the S of this chain, cash 65_l._ ----- 2,620_l._ _Large Chain._ Each link of the large chain, which for the same reason was to cost only 13 livres, 10 sous, comes to 16 livres, which makes for the total of