Talk:Fulwar Skipwith

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i dont think its a stub —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.131.247.53 (talk • contribs) 22:51, November 27, 2005.

I agree with the anonymous commenter above; Skipwith is not so important as to merit more info. The current entry is sufficient-- frankly I question whether he would even have an entry were it not for his colorful name. Jonathan Versen 19:59, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Pardon me, but the man was an early United States diplomat, a close associate of Thomas Jefferson (who appointed him to his post in Paris) and Benjamin Franklin (with whom he served in Paris); and the Governor of an independent republic, though admittedly only for the scant 90 days of its existence. I'd stay that, far from being fully fleshed out as a stub, this figure may well be one of the more interesting, unheralded figures in early U.S. history. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bbadinov@mac.com (talk • contribs) 21:36, August 14, 2006.

Slaveowner
We know he was involved in setting up segragationist organisation, but was a slave-owner?Leutha (talk) 14:15, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

"instrumental in negotiating the Louisiana Purchase"
This claim in the lede is uncited and isn't followed up in the body, as it should be. Jefferson's Great Gamble mentions him exactly once (according to its index), to say he happened to be dining with Robert Livingston when Marbois dropped by Livingston's home to invite him to continue discussions about Louisiana. I'm going to remove the claim but would welcome its return if someone has a citation backing it up. Binabik80 (talk) 00:59, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
 * He's mentioned in a number of books for his role. He was apparently the first person to pass the information along to Livingston that Louisiana was potentially for sale, and served as secretary for the negotiating group. from "Madison and Jefferson"from "Hippolyte"from "The Louisiana Purchase" by Thomas Fleming Mdlawmba (talk) 05:27, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

He is mentioned in Roger Kennedy's Mr. Jefferson's Lost Cause Land, Farmers, Slavery, and the Louisiana Purchase. This book makes clear his role as a slave owner particularly relevant to his subsequent career.11:29, 11 September 2021 (UTC)Leutha (talk)
 * I've restored the mention of his role in the Louisiana Purchase to the lede, and added info to the article's body, citing Kennedy, the most authoritative of the sources given here. Carlstak (talk) 18:52, 11 September 2021 (UTC)