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Kalm’s Account of what he learnt in America is full of idle Stories, which he pick’d up among ignorant People, and either forgetting of whom he had them, or willing to give them some Authenticity, he has ascrib’d them to Persons of Reputation who never heard of them till they were found in his Book. And where he really had Accounts from such Persons, he has varied the Circumstances unaccountably, so that I have been asham’d to meet with some mention’d as from me. It is dangerous Conversing with these Strangers that keep Journals.
With this I se
account of what he learnt in America is
full of idle stories, which he pick’d up
among ignorant people, and either forget-
ting of whom he had them, or willing to
give them some authority, he has ascribed
them to persons of reputation who never
heard of them till they were found in
his book. And when he really had
stories from such persons, he has varied
the circumstances unaccountably, so that
I have been ashamed to meet with some
mentioned as from me. It is dangerous
conversing with these strangers that keep
journals,”
Henry STEVENS, of Vermon