There is one extant letter written by Nicolas to his parents during this time; in the letter, he explains that he does not want to return to France due to the French Revolution and the likelihood that he would be conscripted into the army.

The year 1792 saw the Second Partition of Poland, and the tobacco factory was closed down. From 1792 to 1794, he resided in Szafarnia (Dobrzyn county) with Jan Dziewanowski as tutor and teacher to his son Jan Nepomucen