from William Pinkney, 31 January 1817
Title
from William Pinkney, 31 January 1817
Description
congratulations on election as president; horrible winter; magnificence of the Russian court; superficiality of Russian upper class; great expense of living in St Petersburg; wants to return home as soon as possible; importance of appointing a highly competent minister to Russia; Czar Alexander is friendly to the United States; praises service of Levett Harris as charge d'affaires at St Petersburg; praises service of William R King, his secretary
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Date
1817-01-31
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ALS (DLC)
Identifier
106192
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Citation
Pinkney, William, “from William Pinkney, 31 January 1817,” Papers of James Monroe, accessed June 16, 2021, http://monroepapers.com/items/show/3577.
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