Appointment of New Minister to France
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Appointment of New Minister to France
Description
Executive does not have the power to appoint a minister. Additionally controversy and mischief surround current U.S. representative, Monroe. Believe that the current minister should be recalled from Paris and a new person should be appointed. Suggested names of possible new candidates, details on each. Included private letter from Monroe, confiscated, that elucidates his political opinions and conduct. C. Cotesworth Pinckney was chosen as Monroe's successor.
year created
1796
month created
07
day created
02
author
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
author note
Timothy Pickering; Oliver Wolcott; and James McHenry.
notable person/group
George Washington
Timothy Pickering
Oliver Wolcott
and James McHenry
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of State
Adet
French
Monroe
Fenno
minister
Patrick Henry
John Marshall
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
William Smith
Mountflorence
chancellor
Thomas Blount
Skipwith
Fenno
Cook
Williams
privateers
notable location
Philadelphia
France
Paris
Virginia
South Carolina
French republic
New London
Port Paix
Hartford
Warwick
Middletown
notable item/thing
letter
evidence
brig
Aurora
sloop
Crisis
mules
Scrub
cargo
notable idea/issue
controversy
executive power
election
nomination
representation
alliance
foreign relations
commerce
trade
agreement
document number
1796070200000
Item sets
Document instances
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[view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
[view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Papers of Oliver Wolcott | [unknown] |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
Author | Oliver Wolcott | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |