Jean-François VAUVILLIERS (1739-1801) Hellenist, he rallied to the Revolution and was president of the Commune of Paris, taking care of subsistence. L.A.S., Paris August 14, 1790; 4 pages in-4. On the subsistence crisis. He will gather the syndics of the butchers, and the agents of the markets to have data on the prices. "We are surrounded by people who spread money and libels among the people to lead them to insurrections [...] Today bread, then money, then meat, and now, as I have never stopped saying, by dint of delaying, the assignats appear too late. The cattle merchants have indicated that they will not take them. Thus, since trade can only be done in money, which is bought at crazy prices," prices are rising... Etc.