"No; no; not a sixpence."
— Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
January 1, 1970
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Founding Fathers of the United States of America
United States presidential candidates, 1808
People from Charleston
Federalist Party (United States) politicians
United States Ambassadors to France
Original Language: English
Sources
Letter to Timothy Pickering (October 27, 1797), relating the American response to a French request for a tribute or bribe, in State Papers and Publick Documents of the United States, 3d ed. (1819), vol. 3, p. 492. The French had seized several American ships. Often misquoted as "...not a penny".
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Letter to Timothy Pickering (October 27, 1797), relating the American response to a French request for a tribute or bribe, in State Papers and Publick Documents of the United States, 3d ed. (1819), vol. 3, p. 492. The French had seized several American ships. Often misquoted as "...not a penny".