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Departure from Paris
- When
- September 1789
- Where
- Paris, France
Jefferson left Paris for America in September 1789, ending his tenure as Minister to France.
After serving as Minister to France from 1785 to 1789, Jefferson departed Paris for America in September 1789. He had been in Paris during the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, and had consulted with Lafayette as Lafayette drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
Sources
- Thomas Jefferson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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