Ihavepurchasedlittleforyouinthebookway，sinceIsentthecatalogueofmyformerpurchases。Iwishfirsttohaveyouranswertothat，andyourinformationwhatpartsofthosepurchaseswentoutofyourplan。Youcaneasilysaybuymoreofthiskind，lessofthat&c。Mywishistoconformmyselftoyours。IcangetforyoutheoriginalPariseditioninfoliooftheEncyclopediefor620livres，35。vols。；agoodednin39vols，4to，for380#；andagoodonein39vols8vo，for280#。Thenewonewillbesuperiorinfarthegreaternumberofarticles：butnotinall。Andthepossessionoftheancientonehasmoreovertheadvantageofsupplyingpresentuse。Ihaveboughtoneformyself，butwaityourordersastoyou。IrememberyourpurchaseofawatchinPhiladelphia。Ifitshouldnothaveprovedgood，youcanprobablysellher。InthatcaseIcangetforyouhere，onemadeasperfectashumanartcanmakeitforabout24louis。Ihavehadsuchaonemadebythebest&mostfaithfulhandinParis。Ithasasecondhand，butnorepeating，nodayofthemonth，norotheruselessthingtoimpedeandinjurethemovementswhicharenecessary。For12louismoreyoucanhaveinthesamecover，butonthebackside&absolutelyunconnectedwiththemovementsofthewatch，apedometerwhichshallrenderyouanexactaccountofthedistancesyouwalk。Yourpleasurehereonshallbeawaited。
　　Houdonisreturned。HecalledonmetheotherdaytoremonstrateagainsttheinscriptionproposedforGenlW。’sstatue。
　　Hesaysitistoolongtobeputonthepedestal。ItoldhimIwasnotatlibertytopermitanyalteration，butIwouldrepresenthisobjectiontoafriendwhocouldjudgeofit’svalidity，andwhetherachangecouldbeauthorized。Thishasbeenthesubjectofconversationshere，andvariousdevices&inscriptionshavebeensuggested。Theonewhichhasappearedbesttomemaybetranslatedasfollows：”Behold，Reader，theformofGeorgeWashington。Forhisworth，askHistory：thatwilltellit，whenthisstoneshallhaveyieldedtothedecaysoftime。Hiscountryerectsthismonument：
　　Houdonmakesit。”Thisforoneside。Onthe2drepresenttheevacuationofBostonwiththemotto”Hostibusprimumfugatis。”Onthe3dthecaptureoftheHessianswith”Hostibusiterumdevictis。”Onthe4ththesurrenderofYork，with”Hostibusultimumdebellatis。”
　　Thisisseizingthethreemostbrilliantactionsofhismilitarylife。Bygivingouthereawishofreceivingmottosforthisstatue，wemighthavethousandsoffered，ofwhichstillbettermightbechosen。TheartistmadethesameobjectionoflengthtotheinscriptionforthebustoftheM。delaFayette。Analterationofthatmightcomeintimestill，ifanalterationwaswished。HoweverIamnotcertainthatitisdesirableineithercase。ThestateofGeorgiahasgiven20。000acresoflandtotheCountd’Estaing。Thisgiftisconsideredhereasveryhonourabletohim，andithasgratifiedhimmuch。IampersuadedthatagiftoflandsbythestateofVirginiatotheMarquisdelaFayettewouldgiveagoodopinionhereofourcharacter，andwouldreflecthonourontheMarquis。NoramIsurethatthedaywillnotcomewhenitmightbeanusefulasylumtohim。ThetimeoflifeatwhichhevisitedAmericawastoowelladaptedtoreceivegood&lastingimpressionstopermithimevertoaccommodatehimselftotheprinciplesofmonarchicalgovernment；
　　anditwillneedallhisownprudence&thatofhisfriendstomakethiscountryasaferesidenceforhim。Howglorious，howcomfortableinreflectionwillitbetohavepreparedarefugeforhimincaseofareverse。Inthemeantimehecouldsettleitwithtenantsfromthefreestpartofthiscountry，Bretagny。Ihaveneversuggestedthesmallestideaofthiskindtohim：becausetheexecutionofitshouldconveythefirstnotice。Ifthestatehasnotarighttogivehimlandswiththeirownofficers，theycouldbuyupatcheappricesthesharesofothers。Iamnotcertainhoweverwhetherinthepublicorprivateopinion，asimilargifttoCountRochambeaucouldbedispensedwith。Ifthestatecouldgivetoboth，itwouldbebetter：
　　butinanyevent，IthinktheyshouldtotheMarquis。C。Rochambeautoohasreallydeservedmoreattentionthanhehasreceived。Whynotsetuphisbust，thatofGates，Greene，Franklininyournewcapitol?
　　AproposoftheCapitol。Domydearfriendexertyourselftogettheplanbegunonsetaside，&thatadoptedwhichwasdrawnhere。Itwastakenfromamodelwhichhasbeentheadmirationof16。centuries，whichhasbeentheobjectofasmanypilgrimagesasthetombofMahomet：whichwillgiveunrivalledhonourtoourstate，andfurnishamodelwhereontoformthetasteofouryoungmen。Itwillcostmuchlesstoothantheonebegun，becauseitdoesnotcoveronehalftheArea。Ask，ifyouplease，asightofmyletterofJan。26toMessrs。Buchanan&Hay，whichwillsparemetherepeatingitssubstancehere。
　　EverythingisquietinEurope。Irecollectbutonenewinventionintheartswhichisworthmentioning。Itisamixtureoftheartsofengraving&printing，renderingbothcheaper。Writeordrawanythingonaplateofbrasswiththeinkoftheinventor，andinhalfanhourhegivesyouengravedcopiesofitsoperfectlyliketheoriginalthattheycouldnotbesuspectedtobecopies。Histypesforprintingawholepageareallinonesolidpiece。Anauthorthereforeonlyprintsafewcopiesofhisworkfromtimetotimeastheyarecalledfor。Thissavesthelossofprintingmorecopiesthanmaypossiblybesold，andpreventsaneditionfrombeingeverexhausted。
　　IamwithalivelyesteemDearSir，yoursincerefriend&
　　servant。
　　P。S。Couldyouprocure&sendmeanhundredortwonutsofthepeccan?theywouldenablemetoobligesomecharactersherewhomI
　　shouldbemuchgratifiedtooblige。Theyshouldcomepackedinsand。
　　Theseedsofthesugarmapletoowouldbeagreatpresent。
　　BRITISHARTSANDBRITISHHATRED
　　_ToJohnPage_
　　_Paris，May4，1786_
　　DEARSIR，——YourtwofavoursofMar15andAug23，1785，byMonsieurdelaCroixcametohandonthe15thofNovember。Hisreturngivesmeanopportunityofsendingyouacopyofthenauticalalmanacsfor1786，7，8，9。Thereisnolateandinterestingpublicationhere，orIwouldsenditbythesameconveiance。WiththesealmanacsIpackacopyofsomeNotesIwroteforMonsrdeMarboisintheyear1781，ofwhichIhadafewprintedhere。Theywerewritteninhaste&forhisprivateinspection。AfewfriendshavingaskedcopiesIfounditcheapertoprintthantowritethem。
　　Oneofthesegotintothehandsofabooksellerwhogettingabadtranslationofthemmade，obligedmetoconsentthattheyshouldappearonconditionoftheirbeingtranslatedbyabetterhand。I
　　apprehendthereforetheywillgetfurtherthanIintended：tho’asyettheyareinfewhands。Theywilloffernothingnewtoyou，notevenasanoblationofmyfriendshipforyouwhichisasoldalmostasweareourselves。MazzeibroughtmeyourfavorofApr28。I
　　thankyoumuchforyourcommunications。Nothingcanbemoregratefulatsuchadistance。Itisunfortunatethatmostpeoplethinktheoccurrencespassingdailyundertheireyes，areeitherknowntoalltheworld，ornotworthbeingknown。Theythereforedonotgivethemplaceintheirletters。Ihopeyouwillbesogoodastocontinueyourfriendlyinformation。Theproceedingsofourpublicbodies，theprogressofthepublicmindoninterestingquestions，thecasualtieswhichhappenamongourprivatefriends，andwhateverisinterestingtoyourselfandfamilywillalwaysbeanxiouslyreceivedbyme。
　　Thereisonecircumstanceintheworkyouwereconcernedinwhichhasnotyetcometomyknowledge，towithowfarWestwardfromFortPittdoestheWesternboundaryofPennsylvaniapass，andwheredoesitstriketheOhio?ThepropositionyoumentionfromMr。Andersononthepurchaseoftobacco，Iwouldhavemadeuseof，butthatIhaveengagedtheabusesofthetobaccotradeonamoregeneralscale。I
　　confesstheirredressdoesnotappearwithanycertainty：buttillI
　　seeallhopeofremovingtheevilbytheroots，Icannotproposetopruneit’sbranches。
　　IreturnedbutthreeorfourdaysagofromatwomonthstriptoEngland。Itraversedthatcountrymuch，andownbothtown&countryfellshortofmyexpectations。Comparingitwiththis，Ifoundamuchgreaterproportionofbarrens，asoilinotherpartsnotnaturallysogoodasthis，notbettercultivated，butbettermanured，&thereforemoreproductive。Thisproceedsfromthepracticeoflongleasesthere，andshortoneshere。ThelabouringpeopleherearepoorerthaninEngland。Theypayaboutonehalftheirproduceinrent，theEnglishingeneralaboutathird。Thegardeninginthatcountryisthearticleinwhichitsurpassesalltheearth。Imeantheirpleasuregardening。Thisindeedwentfarbeyondmyideas。ThecityofLondon，tho’handsomerthanParis，isnotsohandsomeasPhiladelphia。TheirarchitectureisinthemostwretchedstileI
　　eversaw，notmeaningtoexceptAmericawhereitisbad，norevenVirginiawhereitisworsethaninanyotherpartofAmerica，whichI
　　haveseen。ThemechanicalartsinLondonarecarriedtoawonderfulperfection。ButoftheseIneednotspeak，becauseofthemmycountrymenhaveunfortunatelytoomanysamplesbeforetheireyes。I
　　considertheextravagancewhichhasseizedthemasamorebanefulevilthantoryismwasduringthewar。Itisthemoresoastheexampleissetbythebestandmostamiablecharactersamongus。
　　Wouldthatamissionaryappearwhowouldmakefrugalitythebasisofhisreligioussystem，andgothrothelandpreachingitupastheonlyroadtosalvation，Iwouldjoinhisschooltho’notgenerallydisposedtoseekmyreligionoutofthedictatesofmyownreason&
　　feelingsofmyownheart。ThesethingshavebeenmoredeeplyimpressedonmymindbywhatIhaveheard&seeninEngland。Thatnationhatesus，theirministershateus，andtheirKingmorethanallothermen。Theyhavetheimpudencetoavowthis，tho’theyacknolegeourtradeimportanttothem。Buttheysaywecannotpreventourcountrymenfrombringingthatintotheirlaps。A
　　convictionofthisdeterminesthemtomakenotermsofcommercewithus。Theysaytheywillpocketourcarryingtradeaswellastheirown。Ouroverturesofcommercialarrangementhavebeentreatedwithaderisionwhichshowstheirfirmpersuasionthatweshallneverunitetosuppresstheircommerceoreventoimpedeit。Ithinktheirhostilitytowardsusismuchmoredeeplyrootedatpresentthanduringthewar。IntheartsthemoststrikingthingIsawthere，new，wastheapplicationoftheprincipleofthesteam-enginetogristmills。Isaw8pr。ofstoneswhichareworkedbysteam，andtheyaretosetup30pairinthesamehouse。Ahundredbushelsofcoaladayareconsumedatpresent。Idonotknowinwhatproportiontheconsumptionwillbeincreasedbytheadditionalgeer。
　　BesogoodastopresentmyrespectstoMrs。Page&yourfamily，toW。Lewis，F。Willis&theirfamiliesandtoacceptyourselfassurancesofthesincereregardwithwhichIamDrSiryouraffectionatefriend&servt。
　　P。S。MazzeiisstillhereandwillpublishsoonabookonthesubjectofAmerica。
　　WARONBARBARY
　　_ToJohnAdams_
　　_Paris，July11，1786_
　　DEARSIR——OurinstructionsrelativetotheBarbarystateshavingrequiredustoproceedbywayofnegotiationtoobtaintheirpeace，itbecameourdutytodothistothebestofourpower。
　　Whatevermightbeourprivateopinions，theyweretobesuppressed，andthelinemarkedouttous，wastobefollowed。Ithasbeensohonestly，andzealously。Itwasthereforenevermaterialforustoconsulttogetheronthebestplanofconducttowardsthesestates。I
　　acknolegeIveryearlythoughtitwouldbebesttoeffectapeacethro’themediumofwar。Tho’itisaquestionwithwhichwehavenothingtodo，yetasyouproposesomediscussionofitIshalltroubleyouwithmyreasons。Ofthe4。positionslaiddowninyourletterofthe3d。instant，Iagreetothethreefirst，whichareinsubstancethatthegoodofficesofourfriendscannotprocureusapeacewithoutpayingit’sprice，thattheycannotmateriallylessenthatprice，andthatpayingit，wecanhavethepeaceinspightoftheintriguesofourenemies。Astothe4th。thatthelongerthenegotiationisdelayedthelargerwillbethedemand，thiswilldependontheintermediatecaptures：iftheyaremanyandrichthepricemayberaised；iffewandpooritwillbelessened。Howeverifitisdecidedthatweshallbuyapeace，Iknownoreasonfordelayingtheoperation，butshouldratherthinkitoughttobehastened。ButIshouldprefertheobtainingitbywar。1。Justiceisinfavorofthisopinion。2。Honorfavorsit。3。ItwillprocureusrespectinEurope，andrespectisasafe-guardtointerest。4。Itwillarmthefederalheadwiththesafestofalltheinstrumentsofcoercionovertheirdelinquentmembersandpreventthemfromusingwhatwouldbelesssafe。Ithinkthatsofaryougowithme。Butinthenextstepsweshalldiffer。5。Ithinkitleastexpensive。6。