Third-person ALS, signed within the text, "Mr. Jefferson," one page, 6.75 x 4.25, May 10, 1785. In full: "Mr. Jefferson will hope the honor of Mr. Rusten's company to dinner tomorrow after the conclusion of the review." Addressed on the reverse of the second integral page by Jefferson, "A Mons, Mons'r Rusten, Hotel d'Orleans, Palais Royale." Professionally cleaned, backed, and restored to fine condition. Jefferson would be presented as the new United States Minister to France just seven days later on May 17, 1785, filling the post of the resigned Benjamin Franklin.
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