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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07669 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1792 |
| Title | Thomas Jefferson to Pierre C. L'Enfant requesting a meeting about the building of D.C. |
| Date | 15 January 1792 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Recipient | L'Enfant, Pierre Charles |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Requests a meeting to go over some papers Jefferson received from President Washington, so that the relationship between the commissioners superintending the building of Washington, D.C. and L'Enfant could be "entirely understood." L'Enfant designed the city of Washington. At the time of this meeting he was experiencing a falling out with the commissioners, and was dismissed from the project following month. |
| Subjects | President Washington, D.C. Architecture Building Construction Government and Civics |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) L'Enfant, Pierre Charles (1754-1825) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Creating a New Government |
| 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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