sentences:  The designing of new models was not his strongest suit, but nevertheless Gerverot deserved his new salary, of 150 guilder per month.Gerverot possibly lived an unconventional life, as may be seen from the fact that in 1776 he witnessed the christening of a child in the French Roman Catholic chapel.The child was named Louis Victor George d' Onis, with his father noted as George Alexander d' Onis and his mother a black woman, named Coba.