TY  - GEN
AU  - King,Rufus
TI  - Rufus King papers,
KW  - Marshall, John,
KW  - Pickering, Timothy,
KW  - Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth,
KW  - Wolcott, Oliver,
KW  - Commerce
KW  - History
KW  - Diplomatic and consular service, American
KW  - France
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Privateering
KW  - Shays' Rebellion, 1786-1787
KW  - XYZ Affair, 1797-1798
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - United States
KW  - Massachusetts
KW  - 1775-1865
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1783-1865
KW  - Bankers
KW  - itoamc
KW  - Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
KW  - Diplomats
KW  - Senators, U.S. Congress
KW  - New York (State)
N1  - Open to research; In part, handwritten and typewritten transcripts and facsimile; [S.l.]
N2  - Chiefly letters written to King while he served as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain (1796-1803) relating to political developments in the U.S., foreign relations, international commerce, and privateering at sea.  Correspondence with John Marshall and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, American commissioners to France, relates to the XYZ affair.  A 1787 letter pertains to Shays' Rebellion in Massachusetts.  Other correspondents include Timothy Pickering and Oliver Wolcott.  Some of the letters are written in cipher
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