From — Tartivot
ALS: American Philosophical Society
<February 1, 1778, in French: If Frenchmen emigrate to America,
I am asked to tell you about two young men from a respectable
family who want to spend some years there. They
are only sixteen and eighteen but have been trained in agriculture
and the lumber trade; they can write a little and have
some arithmetic, as well as “l’Esprit de Sagesse et baucoup de
Coeur.” In case you want to add good fellows to those already
there, tell me what these are fitted for and whether they would
be sure of a living if they behave themselves. A good geometrician
would perhaps go with them if he were sure of making
his way.>
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