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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to Comte de Moustier re: regrets Moustier's return to Europe, Bill of Rights

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03280 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 03 December 1790 Pagination: 3 p. 23 x 19 cm Order a Copy

Written as Secretary of State. Jefferson actually had helped engineer Moustier's recall after his stormy tenure as French ambassador.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Moustier, Elenor François-Élie, marquis de, 1751-1817

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