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Letter, 1788 December 8, Paris, [France] to [William Short], n.p.

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dc.contributor.author Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2011-10-12T18:49:23Z
dc.date.available 2011-10-12T18:49:23Z
dc.date.issued 1788-12-08 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Thomas Jefferson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10288/15311
dc.description.abstract Mentions the extreme cold in Paris; reports on public reactions to the Notables' "treasonable vote against the people," including "sketches of what should be a bill of rights"; stock prices are rising and are accompanied by increased costs of corn and flour in France and abroad; Pierre Louis de Chastenet, Comte de Puysegur has replaced the Count de Bryenne after the latter's retirement;Mme. de Chambonois died of smallpox; reports that the King of England's disease "was a lunacy" and that the British are expected to establish a regency; passes on political news from the United States, including that "industry and economy begin to take place of the idleness and extravagance which had succeeded the close of the war"; John Jay and Henry Knox are rumored to be candidates for vice president; Jefferson claims the states seem willing to amend the Constitution with a bill of rights, the process for which Jefferson explains, but they worry about losing the power to tax. 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 George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 en_US
dc.subject Jay, John, 1745-1829 en_US
dc.subject Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 en_US
dc.subject Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Correspondence en_US
dc.title Letter, 1788 December 8, Paris, [France] to [William Short], n.p. en_US
dc.type text en_US
dc.identifier.collectionId Mss. 39.1 J35
dcterms.isPartOf Thomas Jefferson Papers

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