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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04798 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1797 |
| Title | A letter in code from Rufus King to Timothy Pickering |
| Date | 9 November 1797 |
| Author | King, Rufus (1755-1827) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by King as American Ambassador to Britain to Secretary of State Pickering. Written in numeric cipher, probably concerning the implications of XYZ Affair. Letter was unable to be uncoded at this time. Cipher could possibly be in the Rufus King Papers at New-York Historical Society. |
| Subjects | Codes and Signals XYZ Affair Diplomacy Foreign Affairs Global History and Civics Government and Civics Quasi-war France |
| People | King, Rufus (1755-1827) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |