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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05632 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1798 |
| Title | John Marshall to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney describing a journey through France |
| Date | 21 April 1798 |
| Author | Marshall, John (1755-1835) |
| Recipient | Pinckney, Charles |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Describes his journey from Paris to Bordeaux, where he waits to return to America. Writes with a vein of humor. Mentions that two wheels broke on the journey, but says such a fact does not need to be communicated to the Secretary of State, so the broken wheels can be saved a circuit around the United States. Will take the ship "Alexander Hamilton" home and says it "a very excellent vessel but for the sin of the name which makes my return in her almost as criminal as if I had taken England in my way." Hopes to make "an eternal adieu to Europe" as well as its crimes. Wishes for better health for his daughter. Written on his journey to America after the XYZ affair. Pinckney would soon leave France, but their fellow commissioner Elbridge Gerry would remain. Red wax seal with initials "JM" preserved. |
| Subjects | Humor and Satire Travel Transportation France Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Health and Medical Children and Family Quasi-war XYZ Affair Diplomacy Government and Civics |
| People | Marshall, John (1755-1835) |
| Place written | Bordeaux, France |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |