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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02709 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1792 |
| Title | Thomas Jefferson to Don José de Viar and Don Joseph de Jáudenes requesting help for Oliver Pollock |
| Date | 4 March 1792 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Recipient | Viar, José Ignacio de Jáudenes y Nebot, Joséf de |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Jefferson, Secretary of State, requests that Spanish officials Viar and Jaudenes recognize reimbursement of funds from the Spanish Government to American Oliver Pollock. States that he has full confidence that Spain will "do full justice to Mr. Pollock, according to the truth of his case." Requests that Viar and Jaudenes interfere to have Pollock's case examined at the proper place. |
| Subjects | President Government and Civics Diplomacy Finance Latin and South America Global History and Civics |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Pollock, Oliver (1737-1823) Viar, José Ignacio de (fl. 1785-1796) Jáudenes y Nebot, Joséf de (1764-cd. 1819) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The Presidency; Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Pollock was a merchant operating in New Orleans and Havana, Cuba. During the American Revolution he supplied the Americans with military provisions, many of which he obtained from the Spanish. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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