Letter, 1786 September 25, "la Rouerie," [Brittany, France], to [Thomas Jefferson], n.p.

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Letter, 1786 September 25, "la Rouerie," [Brittany, France], to [Thomas Jefferson], n.p.

His response to Jefferson's letter was delayed by his wife's death; remarks that the reputation of the U.S. government has "fal[le]n in discredit" for its failure to pay the money owed to several French veterans of the Revolutionary War; this will be the last time he writes to Jefferson on this topic.

3 p. on 1 leaf; 23 cm. x 36 cm.

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La Rouërie, Charles Armand Tuffin, marquis de, 1751-1793

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...