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Letter from President George Washington to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson

  • 2/13/1793

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In this item President George Washington is requesting arrangements be made with the Secretary of the Treasury for an immediate payment of $100,000 to France on behalf of the debt incurred by the United States.

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This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of State.

National Archives Identifier: 41023827

Full Citation: Letter from President George Washington to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson; 2/13/1793; January – February, 1793; Letters Received, 1789 – 1906; General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-from-president-washington-to-secretary-of-state-jefferson/, May 24, 2026]

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