Fulwar Skipwith records and account book, 1794-1815 (bulk 1794-1799).

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Fulwar Skipwith records and account book, 1794-1815 (bulk 1794-1799).

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The volume contains official and personal accounts of Fulwar Skipwith while consul general in Paris, France, 1794-1799. Entries report names of American ships entering French ports, descriptions and value of cargo, shipments of books and mathematical instruments for the U. S. Department of War, personal aid to imprisoned or detained American seamen, shipment to Virginia of the statue of George Washington by French sculptor Houdon, and transactions of American accounts in "assignats" (French paper currency). The accounts of James Monroe, Thomas Pinckney, and J. C. Mountflorence, to name a few, are included. Also present are a separate index and a coat-of-arms bookplate. Two loose items in the volume consist of a record of the imports and sales of American cotton in the 1790s and a deposition (1815) by Isaac Cox Barnet testifying to the sale and delivery of cotton to Walter Burling by Skipwith.

3 items (includes 1 v.)1 microfilm reel. 35 mm.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Mountflorence, James C.

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Skipwith, Fulwar, 1765-1839

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U.S. consul-general and commercial agent, Paris, France; later served as governor of the province of West Florida and the Louisiana Senate; of Louisiana. From the description of Papers, 1793-1807. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 70955757 From the description of Fulwar Skipwith papers, 1793-1807. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 47727970 Skipwith, a native Virginian, was appointed consul gener...

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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James Monroe, fifth president of the United States of America (b. April 28, 1758, Monroe Hall, Virginia-d. July 4, 1831, New York, New York) fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and he practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a young politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, he was elected United States Senator. As Minister to France in 1794-1796, Monroe showed strong ...