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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to Henry Remsen, Jr. re: erratic nature of deliveries, reaction to Jay's Treaty

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04794 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Charlottesville, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1795/12/17 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 22.2 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Concerning delivery of a nail machine, pea planting, newspaper subscriptions and France's reaction to Jay's treaty. He fears France's reaction to the treaty and that they may be silent on "the principle the Count de Vergennes once expressed to me 'great nations, Sir, said he, never complain." Docketed on address leaf. Written in Monticello

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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