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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Marriage certificate of Louis Guillaume Otto & Miss de Crevecoeur

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02895 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: New York Type: Document signed Date: 1790/04/13 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 33 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

In Latin and French, witnessed by numerous people. Signed by Jefferson (serving then as Secretary of State). Also signed by Members of Congress Jeremiah Wadsworth, Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., NYS Supreme Court Justice Richard Morris, Vice Consul of France Antoine R.C.M. DelaForest [sic?] and wife (?), with John and Susanna Kean, Philip Livingston, John Trumbull. A. Frances de Crevecoeur was daughter to the famous author.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
Trumbull, Jonathan, Jr., 1740-1809
Morris, Richard, 1730-1810

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