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Adams, John, 1735-1826 Appointment of Charles C. Pinckney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry ministers

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03592 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 22 June 1797 Pagination: 1 vellum sheet Height: 31.9 cm, Width: 31.9 cm Order a Copy

Appointment of the three as ministers plenipotentiary to France, countersigned by Secretary of State Pickering. The negotiations resulted in the XYZ affair.

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Marshall, John, 1755-1835
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825
Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814

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