Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 [Letters from Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, and Benjamin Franklin]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03633 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Paris, France Type: Manuscript letter Date: 3 August - 10 November 1787 Pagination: 2 p. ; 22.7 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy
Copies of three letters to Thomas Barclay. First one from Thomas Jefferson, written in Paris, dated 3 August. Presents Barclay with a tribute for his work as "Consul General for that Country [France] and Minister to the Court of Morocco, also as Agent in some particular Transactions for the state of Virginia ... " Second one from John Jay, dated 5 October from the Office of Foreign Affairs. Forwards a document from Congress "expressing their approbation of your conduct in the state of Negociations [sic] with Morocco." Third one from Benjamin Franklin, written at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated 10 November. Commends Barclay for his "conduct in the service of the United States ... " Originally enclosed with GLC02437.04043.
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