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Makedonski wrote:
> Here is another EVIDENCE for the EXISTENCE of "the
> non-existent-Macedonians-prior-to-1945" (according to bulgar and greek
> propagandists). This one is from the 1700's.
>
>
http://makedonika.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/macedonians-found-in-the-memoirs-of-baron-de-tott-1786/
THe Baron De Tott was a fascinating individual, a spy, a mercenary, an
Hungarian noble from France. He made his way in the world for sure.
I'm somewhat fascinated by finding out what is an auvergnat since he had
1,500 Macedonian ones to help him clear rock. I know what an auvergnant
is, a tanner of skins, but this is a different word. He seems rather
to be enamored of Macedonians. This is the English translation of
Francois Baron De Tott's French *Mémoires du Baron de Tott, sur les
Turcs et Les Tartares*. The entire book is on Goggle books here:
http://tinyurl.com/698zx7
This is a revision of the original
translation. It would be interesting to get the French text and take a
look at city names, country names and peoples' names. You can buy the
original for 750 dollars if you are rich enough from one American
antiquarian and then go around an sell it for 650 Euros to the European
market.:
To the best of my knowledge the Baron had been invited to Turkey, by the
Sultan, to build some buildings for him in Istanbul. What is not known
very
well outside of Macedonia, is, that there were renowned Macedonian master
builders during those times. Even now the builders from Vevchani, Smilevo,
for example, are renowned master craftsmen of their trade not only in
Macedonia but much, much further afield. He was "enamoured" of the
Macedonians because, as he describes, they were very hard, fearless
workers
and most likely master craftsmen amongst them.
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