. The story of some French refugees and their "Azilum," 1793-1800. tt and Jos. Doyle wereengaged in mercantile business, removing toWilkes-Barre in 1804. Louis Lefevres inn seems to have been on eastside of river opposite Frenchtown, or else he hadtwo. Aubrey was a blacksmith, probably aFrenchman. There are no records by which onecan determine just how many French peoplelived at Asylum at its height, and there is no listof names of all settlers. There were a few birthsof which writer has no record except of John La-porte ; there were also a few deaths and one sui-cide, as related by Yankee set
. The story of some French refugees and their "Azilum," 1793-1800. tt and Jos. Doyle wereengaged in mercantile business, removing toWilkes-Barre in 1804. Louis Lefevres inn seems to have been on eastside of river opposite Frenchtown, or else he hadtwo. Aubrey was a blacksmith, probably aFrenchman. There are no records by which onecan determine just how many French peoplelived at Asylum at its height, and there is no listof names of all settlers. There were a few birthsof which writer has no record except of John La-porte ; there were also a few deaths and one sui-cide, as related by Yankee settlers It is not knownthat there are in existence any letters or papersbearing on Asylum, except those recorded in thisvolume, at the best all too meagre. Those whoreturned to France, or some of them, gave ac-counts of the Susquehanna Valley which laterattracted thither various French families whosedescendants still live in Bradford County ; notablyPioUet and Delpeuch. One of the most charming and picturesquecharacters at the time of the Dukes visit, was —56—.
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