château, the e the duke de laroche. ferson spent quite a bit of visiting with laroche in his quarters. by the winter of 1786, he had of tled into a circle progressive reformers sustained .y duke de laroche this continued to be the center of jefferson's intellectual life throughout the remainder of the time in paris. the group consisted of louis alexander. penned the e duke first french translation of the declaration of independence. in 1783, under the eye of franklin, he translatedthe constitution of the 13 united states. was a ranklin, the duke freemason. the second member of the group the marquis. during jefferson's time in the marquis was the greatest philosophe. post of the mint. he was also a member of the french academy. affiliated with -- society, also the duke's lodge. the third member west lafayette. like other members of the a oup, lafayette was dedicated opponent to african slavery, and an energetic mason. these were the central forces of the reform movement. one of their efforts was the of the blacks. fayette

duke de laroche. what is it, the king asked. the bastille has fallen. but is it a revolt?, it is a revolution. on august 25, lafayette arranged for jefferson to host an emergency meeting so 18 members of the national assembly could settle a critical disagreement over the role of the monarchy in france's new government. of the eight men who attended, 4 shared the fraternal bond of freemasonry. lafayette himself. duport. jefferson claimed to have been a silent witness to the negotiations which continued for six hours. the assembly subsequently approved a suspense of you know which allowed the king only to delay implementation of new laws. on september 17, at the hotel, johnson hosted a farewell dinner for his most intimate friends. they're in attendance were the duke, lafayette, jefferson himself. on 20's in september, he set sail for home. he took with him and unwavering admiration for the french efforts to reform their government and their society. and a conviction that progress depended on preserving the american republic. and that was the essence of his transformation in

alexanderconsisted of , do condemn laroche -- duke drink rochefort ep and the first french translation of the declaration of interest ash laroche.hefort -- de nned the firstd french translation of the declaration of independence. he was a freemason. the second member of the group was the marquee during jefferson's time in france, the marquee was considered the greatest. -- philosoph. secretary perpetual of the royal academy of sciences. he was also a member of the french academy whose members were literary. with -- theiated society which was also the duk e's lodge. the third member of his inner circle was lafayette. like other members of the group, lafayette was a dedicated opponent, of african slavery and energetic freemason. these men were center forces and -- in therm movement reform movement and the society, friends of the black. -- lafayetted him to the duke after lafayette returned from america in 1785. had corresponded with lafayette during his second term as governor of virginia but did trusted lieutenant until lafayette returned to paris from america. i wish i had more time to talk about these fascinating women. although, the ameri