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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to Comte de Moustier re: inability to see him before departure

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03270 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Paris, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 09 October 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Written as American Minister to France, to Moustier as French minister to the US. Also mentions relations between France and America, and Britain and America. Published: Boyd, Papers of TJ, 12:224-25.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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