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[Identification of item], Tours (France: Généralité) Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
The Tours (France: Généralité) Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a transfer in 1975.
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Encoded by Carrie Mills, May 2011
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Contains a description of each province in the Généralité of Tours-Anjou, Maine, and Touraine; an estimation of the population; lists of various church dioceses and monasteries, and estimated revenues; lists of military posts; lists of noblemen and their property; an inventory of the royal domain; descriptions of the vineyards, farms, and cities under the Généralité's jurisdiction, including the wines and crops produced, and silk and textile manufacturers; prices for grains, livestock, and bread in the principal cities; outlines of the nature of the various taxes; complaints concerning the inequality and abuses of the tax system, and a plea for relief; and three maps showing the boundaries of the Généralité, its subdivisions, and the rivers, roads, and post stations along royal highways.
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