André Thoüin to Thomas Jefferson, 20 March 1810
From André Thoüin
A Paris ce 20 Mars 1810
Monsieur
Permettez-moi, je vous prie, de vous présenter M. Troost, hollandais, Medecin naturaliste et ami de M. Van Spaendonck mon digne collegue. Son projet est de voyager dans les Etats-unis pour en étudier L’histoire naturelle et ensuite de passer dans Lisle de Java à l’effet d’y former des etablissemens propres à des hospices d’humanité.
La Personne1 de M. Troost, Ses connoissance variées et très etendues, Sa moralite douce et Sur, Et Enfin Ses vues phylantropiques: Tout m’invite a vous le recommander comme un homme digne d’etre acueilli et de profitter des avis que vous voudréz bien lui donner. Il en profitterà avec bien de la reconnoissance et je vous en aurai en mon particulier la plus Sincere reconnoissance.
Thoüin
Editors’ Translation
Paris 20 March 1810
Sir
Please allow me to introduce Mr. Troost, a Dutchman, a doctor, a naturalist and a friend of Mr. Van Spaendonck, my worthy colleague. His plan is to visit the United States in order to study its natural history and then to move on to the island of Java to establish proper almshouses there.
Mr. Troost’s character, his varied and vast knowledge, his kind and reliable morals, and lastly his philanthropic views, all induce me to recommend him to you as a man worthy of being received and of benefiting from any advice you may wish to give him. Both he and I will be sincerely grateful for your assistance.
Thoüin
RC (DLC); at foot of text: “M. Jefferson a Phyladelphie”; endorsed by TJ as received 1 Sept. 1818 and so recorded in SJL, with endorsement including TJ’s canceled “? for 18” after the year as his preliminary but mistaken suspicion that the letter was misdated rather than having spent eight years in transit. Translation by Dr. Roland H. Simon. Enclosed in Gerard Troost to TJ, 21 July 1818.
1. Manuscript: “Personnee.”
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