The Cahiers de doléances (; or simply Cahiers as they were often known) were the lists of grievances drawn up by each of the three Estates in France, between January and April 1789, the year in which the French Revolution began.
The petitions (; or simply Cahiers as they were frequently known) contained grievances written by each Estate during the months of January and April 1789. This period marked the beginning of the French Revolution.