Charles Cotesworth Pinckney papers, [addition], 1799 Jan. 4-June 4.

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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney papers, [addition], 1799 Jan. 4-June 4.

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Three letters, 4 January, 22 March , and 4 June 1799 to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825), in Charleston, S.C., from Secretary of State Timothy Pickering, Philadelphia, regarding information smuggled out of France during the Revolution. The spy, Matthew Salmon, identified as a "mulatto" free person of color, is described in a letter of 4 Jan. 179[9], as "said to have been a deputy to the National Convention... has large dispatches from the Directory concealed in tubs with double bottoms inclosed in Rollers of wood." According to Pickering's letter, 22 March 1799, Pinckney met Salmon's ship in Charleston, S.C., took the dispatches and gave in return "three original letters from Bonnet, Pinchinot & the other member of the Council of 500." Pickering then sent Pinckney a letter received from Major Mountflorence, "but all the proper names are in cypher.... I hope you have a corresponding cypher," Pickering wrote, 4 June 1799, "and I beg you to communicate any important information wich the letter may contain."

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Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825

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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (February 25, 1746 – August 16, 1825) was an early American statesman of South Carolina, Revolutionary War veteran, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was twice nominated by the Federalist Party as its presidential candidate in 1804 and 1808, losing both elections. Pinckney was born into a powerful family of aristocratic planters. He practiced law for several years and was elected to the colonial legislature. A supporter of independence from Great Br...

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

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Timothy Pickering (b. July 17, 1745, Salem, MA–d. January 29, 1829, Salem, MA) was a politician from Massachusetts who served as the third United States Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of Congress as a member of the Federalist Party. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Pickering began a legal career after graduating from Harvard University. He won election to the Massachusetts General Court and served as a cou...