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Passport Issued to Thomas Jefferson

Author Louis XVI, King of France French

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Louis XVI signed this document at Versailles on September 18, 1789, a little more than two weeks before an angry mob forced the French royal family to return to Paris. The passport allowed Jefferson, who had served as American minister to France for four years, to travel home with his family, servants, belongings, and carriage.

Passport Issued to Thomas Jefferson, Louis XVI, King of France (French, Versailles 1754–1793 Paris), Brown and black ink on paper, French

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