Marc-Antoine BOURDON DE VATRY (1761–1828), an administrator, served as Minister of the Navy. 7 letters, January–October 1790, to Mr. Du Collet, a merchant in Nantes; 19 pages, in-4 format, with addresses. Correspondence with a fellow Freemason regarding current events. January 19. “At this moment, money is so tightly held that it is nowhere to be seen. It has reached the point where it takes a whole day to cash a 300 ll treasury note. Our cash supply is dwindling every day, despite new coinage, and this shortage can be attributed to two causes: one is the emigration of the wealthy, who are buying up money to spend abroad, the other to the highly imprudent peace treaty concluded with the English”… – April 10. On the towns and castles in the vicinity of Tilly, and their owners, including the Count of Ligray, “whose party is the ‘drunkardocracy’”; he believes they are “of good stock,” as are the parish priests… – June 8, on the plan for a “general confederation” for July 14. – July 31. He was appointed secretary of the elective assembly; he mentions the liquidation of the Duke of Penthièvre’s fiefs. – August 16. Accounts; “We are in the Caballe up to our necks; for my part, I am busy protesting against appointments made in defiance of all orders and decrees.” – September 8. He regrets having to dismiss servants. – October 15, to Mr. Joubert, at the Château de Tilly. He was dismissed by “the Caballe”…