Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, John Marshall, Elbridge Gerry, Paris, France, to Timothy Pickering, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1797 November 27
Scope and Contents
Includes a copy of the letter which the three submitted to the French minister of foreign affairs after waiting to be received for a month; they have yet to receive an answer to this November 11 letter, and the condemnation of American vessels continues; the following is written in a numeric cipher which is decoded in superscript: "Frequent and urgent attempts have been made to inveigle us again into negociation [sic] with persons not officially authorized, of which the obtaining of money is the basis...we have very little prospect of succeeding in our mission." Original is located in the RG 59, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Dates
- Creation: 1797 November 27
Creator
- From the Collection: Marshall, John, 1755-1835 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
From the Collection: 434.00 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository