From George Washington to the United States Senate, 17 January 1791

To the United States Senate

United States January 17th 1791

Gentlemen of the Senate.

I lay before you a letter from His most Christian Majesty, addressed to the President and Members of Congress of the United States of America.1

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1. For the enclosure, see Louis XVI to GW, 11 Sept. 1790. This letter praised Jefferson’s service in France. It was received by the Senate on 17 Jan. 1791, read, and returned to GW (DHFC, description begins Linda Grant De Pauw et al., eds. Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. 20 vols. to date. Baltimore, 1972–. description ends 2:103).

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Source Project: Washington Papers
Title: From George Washington to the United States Senate, 17 January 1791
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: United States Senate
Date: 17 January 1791

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Cite as: “From George Washington to the United States Senate, 17 January 1791,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-07-02-0131. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 7, 1 December 1790 – 21 March 1791, ed. Jack D. Warren, Jr. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1998, p. 239.]

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