ALS, 1798 March 13 : Paris, to Fulton Skipwith, Paris.

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ALS, 1798 March 13 : Paris, to Fulton Skipwith, Paris.

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A letter concerning the XYZ Affair, in which the three U.S. commissioners write, " ... we have not the power nor are we dispos'd to assume it, of settling or paying the accounts of the consuls." Also signed by John Marshall and Elbridge Gerry. Written only five days before Tallyrand's insulting proposal to treat only with Gerry.

1 1/2 p. ; 23 x 18 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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