This is all I have... but maybe someone "out there" has the actual book and can finish the sentence: Green fields, Two Hundred Years of Louisiana Sugar: a catalog ... University of Southwestern Louisiana. Center for Louisiana Studies - 1980 - 139 pages - Snippet view A Creole named De Gruise, a descendant of one of the French officers who came out at the founding of the colony, ... M. de Gruise had heard of la Halle in Paris [the central market of Paris now known as Les Halles] and from descriptions ...

The partial sentence posted came from an entry by Samuel Wilson, Jr., FAIA, entitled "Architecture of Early Sugar Plantations" in the "Green Fields" book referenced. Wilson attributes that particular quote to the 1966 translation of the 1807 work by C.C.Robin, "Voyage to Louisiana". I have a hazy recollection that this may have been posted here some time ago, but the complete sentence is: "A Creole named De Gruise, a descendant of one of the French officers who came out at the founding of the colony, without instruction, but by native ability, found that an angular edifice was both displeasing to the eye and wasteful of material, but circular construction was too difficult for the local colonial laborers. M. de Gruise had heard of la Halle in Paris [the central market of Paris now known as Les Halles] and from descriptions of it, he had built in brick two leagues from the city, on his house, a rotunda so like it, that on seeing it I expressed astonishment. I was even more astounded upon learning how M. de Gruise had conceived and executed the work." -----Original Message----- From: degruy-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:degruy-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Degruy List Administrator Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 8:49 PM To: GEN DEGRUY Mailing list at Rootsweb Subject: [DEGRUY] snippet view from Google Books This is all I have... but maybe someone "out there" has the actual book and can finish the sentence: Green fields, Two Hundred Years of Louisiana Sugar: a catalog ... University of Southwestern Louisiana. Center for Louisiana Studies - 1980 - 139 pages - Snippet view A Creole named De Gruise, a descendant of one of the French officers who came out at the founding of the colony, ... M. de Gruise had heard of la Halle in Paris [the central market of Paris now known as Les Halles] and from descriptions ... This is a "discussion" list. Individual messages cannot be assumed to be "fact." All data should be verified. Be Generous. Share Your Family Research. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DEGRUY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message