Ignace BRUNEL (1742-1795) conventioneer (Hérault), he committed suicide. L.A.S., Béziers December 31, 1791, to Jean-Pascal Rouyer; 2 pages in-fol. About the problems of the city of Béziers. Brunel defends himself against any flattery and assures Rouyer of his friendship, recommending that he send regular accounts to be presented to the commissioners in charge of the settlement: it is necessary to provide the invoices for the weapons bought in Saint-Étienne for the 881 rifles (instead of the 650 granted by the department) and gibernets, of which there is no trace, "and we flatter ourselves to obtain favorable decisions on the first day. But money, where to get it? If we do not obtain the 43,000 livres, my goodness! I do not know how our poor commune will fare, and how we, the sad representatives, will be able to deal with the demands and the cries of those who bark around us", etc. He also asks for his good offices in favor of the farmers who have experienced "considerable losses", then concludes: "everything is going well here quite a bit: a lot of discontents; and a lot of trouble for everything that has to do with the administrations; the good citizens rally and face up to it, they impose, and that is always a lot". He embraces him with all his heart and sends him his most tender compliments...