Letter, 1812 August 3, Monticello, [Albemarle County, Virginia] to [Count Joseph] Saint Leger Chevalier d'Happart, n.p.

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Letter, 1812 August 3, Monticello, [Albemarle County, Virginia] to [Count Joseph] Saint Leger Chevalier d'Happart, n.p.

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Glad he received amount of claim on government; may not be so fortunate in claim against Clarkson; government does not pay private debts of its servants; only exception is ambassadors who are protected against suit; however, government often withdraws protection and allows them to be sued; returns subscription paper of work he proposes.

1 p. on 1 leaf ; 20 cm. x 25 cm.

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College of William and Mary. Swem Library. Jefferson Project.

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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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...

D'Happart, J. L. (Joseph Leger)

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Joseph St. Leger d'Happart spent eighteen months in a French prison before immigrating to the United States. D'Happart claimed to have served Louis XVI, but the voracity of this claim is dubious. He arrived in Boston early in 1796 and obtained United States citizenship. D'Happart became a clerk in 1797, but he soon quarreled with his employers. D'Happart married Elizabeth Thompson, daughter of Brigadier General William Thompson (c.1725 to 1781) of New Castle, Delaware. According to materials in ...