From — Cullet de Pugieu
ALS: American Philosophical Society
<Lyons, January 13, 1778, in French: I write to ask how I go
about getting to America. I was born near Lyons and educated
there. My father left seven children at his death; my eldest
brother inherited everything, as is the local custom, and I was
left with a pittance. After an unsuccessful venture into commerce
here I got a financial post with the government in Paris,
thanks to a friend of my father, M. Chalut de Vérin; but an
illness that was nearly fatal forced me to leave. Now I have
decided to seek my fortune in Pennsylvania, and should like
to know where I should settle, what I should take with me
from my pittance, where I should embark, and how I get cheap
passage. It would be too much to ask you for recommendations.>
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