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Foreign News December 30, 1797

Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

What is this article about?

Merchant David Meredith arrived from Havre de Grace via New York, reporting a letter stating that American Ministers Plenipotentiary delivered credentials to French Foreign Minister M. Talleyrand Perigord in Paris twelve days prior, receiving no response and facing an awkward situation.

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This morning arrived in town from Havre de-Grace, via New-York, Mr. David Meredith, merchant of this city. Mr. Meredith sailed from Havre the 24th October, on which day he informs, that he saw a letter from the Chancellor of the American Consulate at Paris, to a gentleman at Havre, which stated, that twelve days previous to the date of that letter, the American Ministers Plenipotentiary, had delivered their credentials to M. Talleyrand Perigord, Foreign Minister, and at that period they had received no communication from him, either personal or official, and that in consequence they found themselves in the most awkward and unpleasant situation imaginable.

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic

What keywords are associated?

American Ministers Talleyrand Perigord French Foreign Minister Credentials Delivery Paris Diplomacy Awkward Situation

What entities or persons were involved?

David Meredith Chancellor Of The American Consulate At Paris American Ministers Plenipotentiary M. Talleyrand Perigord

Where did it happen?

Paris

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Paris

Event Date

Twelve Days Previous To The Date Of A Letter Seen On 24th October

Key Persons

David Meredith Chancellor Of The American Consulate At Paris American Ministers Plenipotentiary M. Talleyrand Perigord

Outcome

received no communication from him, either personal or official, and that in consequence they found themselves in the most awkward and unpleasant situation imaginable

Event Details

the American Ministers Plenipotentiary, had delivered their credentials to M. Talleyrand Perigord, Foreign Minister

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