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Monroe, James (1758-1831) to James Monroe

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.060 Author/Creator: Monroe, James (1758-1831) Place Written: Paris, France Type: Letter signed Date: 7 November 1794 Pagination: 9 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses a meeting with French diplomats regarding Treaty of Amity and adoption of a national free market. Reports on Mr. Paine's and Mme. Lafayette's imprisonment. Transcribed duplicate letter signed with a closing note.

Original owner's transcript in collateral file.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809
Lafayette, Marie Adrienne de Noailles, marquise de, 1759-1807

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