1To Thomas Jefferson from Malesherbes, 30 July 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 30 July 1792 . He recommends to TJ’s attention M. and Mme. Masson, who have left Saint-Domingue and sought asylum in New York. He does not know them, but has learned of their plight from one of his best friends, M. Secrétier, Mme. Masson’s brother, who was also a colonist in Saint-Domingue before establishing himself in France, where he is busy with public works and farming. He hopes TJ...