Dear Sir

Monticello Apr. 11.17.

I have just received your favor of the 40 " " " informing me you are about departing for Europe, and kindly offering

Your service mere:

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purpose

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there is at Paris. learned breek D. Coray who writes the antient
all it, purity, and has published some very fine editions
Greek authors, particularly Hippocrates & Plutarch, for the last
I have written thro' another Channel. but he has published some
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three other small breek works with Greek prefaces &
notes, and a selection of Scholia. if you will have the goodness.
procure and send

smaller works, Lowit A specimen of

and two

to

or

bound. with

every

me

these

an edition

Homer, a Hierocles,

you will oblige me, handsomely

happy meeting with your friends I salute you with great esteem

and respect.

M. Duties.

wish for a pleasant voyage, health, and a

CONJUGATION OF THE

AUXILIARY VERB, AVOIR, TO HAVE.

I had, j'avais.
Thou hadst, tu avais.

He or one had, il ou on avait.

We had, nous avions.

You or ye had, vous aviez.

They had, ils ou elles avaient.

PRESENT ANTERIOR PERIODICAL, OR PRETERITE.

I had, j'eus.

Thou hadst, tu eus.

He or one had, il ou on eut.

We had, nous eûmes.

You or ye had, vous cûtes.
They had, ils ou elles eurent.

PRESENT POSTERIOR, OR FUTURE.

The verbs venir, devoir, aller, have other tenses, used as though useful to be learned, can at first be dispensed with. at the end of our conjugations, where they are placed to present, the number of tenses.

auxiliaries, which, They will be found avoid increasing, at