Anne-Robert-Jacques TURGOT (1727–1781). L.A., Paris, October 7, 1775, to Voltaire; 1½ pages, in-4. He received your letter “in which you expressed your concerns regarding the implementation of the arrangement that Mr. Trudaine had informed you of. I am very sorry that it could not be carried out on October 1 [...] but the matter was not really possible; moreover, it has been postponed by only a few days, and you can reassure those local residents whom the clerks’ increased severity may have frightened off.” He met with Madame de Saint-Julien, who brought him her letter “and the beautiful medal she won” [a gold medal bearing Turgot’s likeness, which she had won in September at a shooting competition]. He mentions the festivities in Ferney and thanks him “for the honor you bestow upon me by making me the hero of your festivities and of your verses” [the epistle *Le Temps présent*]. He also received the verses from Mr. Laffichard, “that young poet, who has benefited so much from your school”…