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Letter, 1788 May 08, Paris, [France], to Dr. [William] Shippen, n.p.

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dc.contributor.author Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2011-10-12T18:49:13Z
dc.date.available 2011-10-12T18:49:13Z
dc.date.issued 1788-05-08 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Tucker-Coleman Papers: Series 2 Thomas Jefferson Correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10288/15299
dc.description.abstract Jefferson has met William Shippen's son, Thomas Lee Shippen, and has enjoyed his company in Paris; Jefferson has been in Holland part of the time; encloses a letter from Shippen's son; Thomas Shippen has left with Mr. John Rutledge for Brussels; they will most likely follow Jefferson's route through the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and France; claims that Thomas Shippen "will return charged, like a bee, with the honey of wisdom, a blessing to his country and honour and comfort to his friends..."; enclosure of travel plan with list of costs. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship College of William and Mary. Swem Library. Jefferson Project
dc.description.sponsorship Papers of Thomas Jefferson (Princeton University)
dc.description.sponsorship The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
dc.language.iso eng
dc.subject Shippen, Thomas Lee, 1765-1798 en_US
dc.subject Rutledge, John, 1739-1800 en_US
dc.subject Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Correspondence en_US
dc.title Letter, 1788 May 08, Paris, [France], to Dr. [William] Shippen, n.p. en_US
dc.type text en_US
dc.identifier.collectionId Mss. 40 T79
dcterms.isPartOf Tucker-Coleman Papers

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