{"product_id":"james-monroe-autograph-letter-signed-1795-paris-u-s-minister-to-revolutionary-france","title":"James Monroe Autograph Letter Signed — 1795 Paris — U.S. Minister to Revolutionary France","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Monroe (1758–1831) — Autograph Letter Signed “Jas. Monroe”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParis, July 27, 1795\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eautograph letter signed by James Monroe as Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to the French Republic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, written in Paris during the French Revolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten entirely in French, the letter concerns the circumstances of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerican sailors\/prisoners who had escaped captivity and traveled to Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including a reference to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Nelson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Monroe discusses their American identity, passports, and efforts to secure the necessary documentation from French authorities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe document bears a striking original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRevolutionary French governmental cachet incorporating the motto “LIBERTÉ, ÉGALITÉ, FRATERNITÉ”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Revolutionary-era dating, providing an especially vivid physical connection to France during the turbulent years following the fall of Robespierre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonroe had been appointed by President George Washington as America's Minister Plenipotentiary to France in 1794. His mission placed him at the center of the extraordinarily complicated diplomatic relationship between the United States and Revolutionary France. French records document his formal recognition as the American minister in August 1794.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe present letter, dated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParis, July 27, 1795\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, represents Monroe not merely as a future President of the United States but as an active American diplomat dealing directly with the French revolutionary authorities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe combination of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Monroe's autograph, Revolutionary France, diplomatic content, French-language text, contemporary governmental cachet, and references to American sailors and passports\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e makes this an unusually desirable piece of early American diplomatic history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Monroe (1758–1831)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e July 27, 1795\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paris, France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e French\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignature:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Jas. Monroe”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePosition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to the French Republic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubject:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e American sailors\/prisoners, passports and diplomatic intervention\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical period:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e French Revolution \/ Thermidorian Period\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Original folded letter on laid paper, with expected age toning, folds, and minor edge wear; exceptionally strong manuscript preservation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA remarkable survivor from the diplomatic career of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Monroe in Revolutionary France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, predating his presidency by more than two decades and documenting his direct involvement in the affairs of American citizens abroad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52704484589850,"sku":null,"price":13967.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_2141_39622cea-a015-4345-b859-d4840d9a9c9b.jpg?v=1786881664","url":"https:\/\/www.thearchiveauthority.com\/en-ca\/products\/james-monroe-autograph-letter-signed-1795-paris-u-s-minister-to-revolutionary-france","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}