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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02794.033 |
| From Archive Folder | Tobias Lear papers |
| Title | Thomas Jefferson to M. de la Motte introducing him to Tobias Lear |
| Date | 5 November 1793 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Recipient | de la Motte, M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written in a clerk's hand while Jefferson was serving as Secretary of State, introducing Lear to de la Motte, Vice-Consul for the U.S. at Le Havre: "he is well known as the late Secretary of President Washington, and I can further assure you that he is a person of great understanding, descretion [sic], activity, & of the most perfect integrity." |
| Subjects | Letter of Introduction or Recommendation President Diplomacy France |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) de la Motte, M. (fl. 1793) Lear, Tobias (1762-1816) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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