He was a friend of Jefferson who he probably met in Paris when Jefferson was American Ambassador. They maintained regular correspondence and Jefferson supervised the translation and publication in the United States of the works of Destutt de Tracy on constitutional problems and the defence of political freedom. They could not be distributed in France as they were of great offence to Napoléon. Other interesting works include his Review of Montesquieu's "Spirit of the laws" and an economic treatise prefaced by Thomas Jefferson (below).
