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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC06433.01
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1794
Title	George Washington to Gouverneur Morris assuring him of his continued confidence in him
Date	19 June 1794
Author	Washington, George (1732-1799)
Recipient	Morris, Gouverneur
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Marked both duplicate and private. President Washington writes to Morris as Minister to France. Assures Morris of his continued confidence in him, despite the need to recall him from his position in Paris. Says he was not going to write and simply allow the Secretary of State to send him word, but when an opportunity to write presented itself he could not pass it up. The French government asked the American government to recall Morris after they recalled Edmond Charles Genet, their minister to America. Genet, angry that America would not support France in the wars that had broke out in Europe, had angered Washington for threatening to go over his head to the American public. This sparked the American request for Genet's removal. Genet probably would have been killed in the revolutionary fervor of France, and accepted asylum in America. Morris, who took a four year tour of Europe after his recall, was replaced by James Monroe in August 1794.
Subjects	President Government and Civics Diplomacy Foreign Affairs Global History and Civics France French Revolution
People	Washington, George (1732-1799) Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816)
Place written	Baltimore, Maryland
Theme	Foreign Affairs; The Presidency; Government & Politics
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information	Signer of the U.S. Constitution. Notes: Published in Fitzpatrick, John C. The Writings of George Washington. v. 33: 409-10.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide Baltimore June 19th, 1791 (Duplicate) ( Private) My dear Sir, The difficulty (under existing circumstances) of knowing what to write to you, had determined me to write nothing; but to let the matter rest altogether upon the public communications from the Secretary of State. - Coming to this place, however, (on a flying trip to Mount Vernon) and Finding the Vessel on which Mr. Monroe is on board had not left the River, I have so far departed from my determination as to assure you that my confidence in, and friendship & regard for you, remains undeminished. - To time, and your own observations, if you should return immediately to this country, I commit the rest; and it will be nothing new to assure you that I am always & very sincerely Yours - affectionately Go: Washington Gouvr. Morris Esqr.

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