Jefferson Presented as Virtuous Leader Amid Party Strife
A 1795 portrait lauds Thomas Jefferson as impartial and devoted to republican principles. It defends his neutrality amid French and British pressure, notes his careful diplomacy, and praises his domestic management at Monticello, contrasting his work ethic with party excess and urging tolerance.
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Jefferson
Great Britain
France
Spain
Portugal
Denmark
Sweden
United
Netherlands
Montecello
Virginia
Duke de Liancourt
United States
Paris and Prussia clash over Hamburgh and Lubeck border
London papers report Berlin-Prussia plans to seize Hamburg and Lübeck with troops if Denmark resists. Prussia aims to assert control, while Denmark refuses to yield. Leghorn dispatches note French naval activity with a fleet of 12 ships arriving and Buonaparte’s youngest brother set for the theatre tonight.
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Berlin
Prusia
Denmark
Hamburgh
Lubeck
Denimark
Prussia
Hostein
Leghorn
Buonaparte
Arrival of Mr. Dawson and Paine Visit at Paris
The American minister to the French Republic arrived in Paris on the 17th and, with General Kosciuszko, visited Thomas Paine to deliver a letter from Mr. Jefferson inviting Paine to return to America and offering a national vessel for his passage. The report also notes the French fleet nearing Elba, having captured two English frigates.
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House of Representatives
Mr. Dawson
Gi Dawson
French Republic
Paris
General Kosciusko
Thomas Paine
Ile of
Elba
Isle of
Genoa
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