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The most voluminous authors that we have had in France are the comptrollers-general of the finances.
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After those inefficient comptrollers-general, Messieurs Joly de Fleury and d'Ormesson, it became necessary to resort to a man of more acknowledged talent, and the Queen's friends, at that time combining with the Comte d'Artois and with M. de Vergennes, got M. de Calonne appointed.
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Why therefore are not the estates of all the comptrollers-general confiscated?
Paras. 175-199 1909
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Extracted from the accounts made up by the comptrollers-general, I. 175, 205.
The Ancient Regime Hippolyte Taine 1860
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'Six thousand millions shall be appropriated towards paying the national debt of France, upon condition that the kings, our good lords and masters, shall be entreated to order the comptrollers-general of the finances to undergo in future an examination in arithmetic before they enter on the duties of their office.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 421 Volume 17, New Series, January 24, 1852 Various 1836
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"Sir," said he, "the comptrollers-general have many means of paying their debts: I have at this moment two hundred and twenty thousand livres 'worth payable on demand; I thought it right to tell your Majesty, and leave everything to your goodness."
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 1830
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Public opinion was favorable to M. Necker, his promotion was well received; it presented, however, great difficulties: he had been a banker, and hitherto the comptrollers-general had all belonged to the class of magistrates or superintendents; he was a Protestant, and, as such, could not hold any office.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 1830
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After those inefficient comptrollers-general, Messieurs Joly de Fleury and d'Ormesson, it became necessary to resort to a man of more acknowledged talent, and the Queen's friends, at that time combining with the Comte d'Artois and with M. de Vergennes, got M. de Calonne appointed.
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After those inefficient comptrollers-general, Messieurs Joly de Fleury and d'Ormesson, it became necessary to resort to a man of more acknowledged talent, and the Queen's friends, at that time combining with the Comte d'Artois and with M. de Vergennes, got M. de Calonne appointed.
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Why, therefore, are not the estates of all the comptrollers-general confiscated? [
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763
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