ONAMERICANDEGENERACY
_ToChastellux_
_Paris，June7，1785_
DEARSIR，——Ihavebeenhonoredwiththereceiptofyourletterofthe2ndinstant，andamtothankyou，asIdosincerely，forthepartialitywithwhichyoureceivethecopyoftheNotesonmycountry。AsIcananswerforthefactsthereinreportedonmyownobservation，andhaveadmittednoneonthereportofothers，whichwerenotsupportedbyevidencesufficienttocommandmyownassent，I
amnotafraidthatyoushouldmakeanyextractsyoupleasefortheJournaldePhysique，whichcomewithintheirplanofpublication。