Monroe, James, 1758-1831 The Commissary of Foreign Affairs to the Minister Planipotentiary of the United States of America
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.065.02 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Paris, France Type: Autograph document Date: 22 August 1794 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Transcribed letter, with response, declining government-subsidized housing as it contradicts the Constitution. Philibert Buchot was Commissary of Foreign Affairs for the French Republic in 1794. Monroe was Minister to France from 1794-1796. Serves as supplementary material to GLC00496.065.02.
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