Thomas Jefferson Papers

[From Thomas Jefferson to the Ambassadors of Portugal and Russia, 1 December 1786]

To the Ambassadors of Portugal and Russia

[Paris, 1 Dec. 1786. An entry in SJPL under this date reads: “Russie & Portugal. Ambassadors. A combined operation against the Barbary powers.” Neither letter has been found, but see TJ’s plan of operation against the Barbary states, following.]

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    [From Thomas Jefferson to the Ambassadors of Portugal and Russia, 1 December 1786]
    Author
    Jefferson, Thomas
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    Ambassadors of Portugal and Russia
    Date
    1 December 1786

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    “[From Thomas Jefferson to the Ambassadors of Portugal and Russia, 1 December 1786],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-10-02-0423. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 10, 22 June–31 December 1786, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1954, p. 559.]

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