the "Key"—Sep 6, 1700

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Timeframe: Sep 06, 1700

At about 9:00PM on September 6, 1700, la Maupin got into a heated argument with her landlord M. Langlois and his servant, Marguerite Fouré. Langlois retreated and la Maupin attacked Fouré with a large key. The ruckus drew a crowd of neighbors, and the police were called. Commissioner Jean Regnault investigated and reported the presence of la Maupin's "sister" and two lackeys. The next day, depositions were taken from several of the neighbors. So far as we can tell, la Maupin was never charged or punished.

Sources:

ID	Author	Title	Year
src-17	Émile Campardon	Volume 2 of L'Académie royale de...	1884
src-8	Gabriel Letainturier-Fradin	La Maupin (1670-1707): sa vie, se...	1904
src-15	Oscar Paul Gilbert, James Lewis May	Women in Men's Guise	1932

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