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Rh soldier in assignats on one occasion was limited to ten livres; and further, to prevent frauds, and circumscribe the circulation of assignats, no soldier was permitted to tender assignats for any purchase he might make, without a written sanction to that effect from his officer; and the officers of the French army, to whom the use of assignats was permitted, in proportion to their rank and pay, were not allowed to pass them without a written leave from the general of their division. All other circulation of assignats was forbidden.

To relieve the pressing necessities of the French army, a requisition was made by the representatives of the French people for a supply of clothing and provisions to be delivered in the space of one month. The