Collection of 2 documents pertaining to the United States militia system. See decimalized entries.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Collection of 2 documents pertaining to the United States militia system. See decimalized entries.

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The French purchase of the Louisiana Territory from the Spanish outraged many Americans who feared having too strong a neighbor. In response to growing concerns from the western states, Jefferson, with Congressional approval, called for the state governors to raise a militia of 80,000 men.

GLC#
GLC04626
Type
Header Record
Date
February 1803
Author/Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Title
Collection of 2 documents pertaining to the United States militia system. See decimalized entries.
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
2 p. : + Pm Height: 25 cm, Width: 20.2 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Military History
Militia
Presidential Speeches and Proclamations
France
Treaty
Maritime
Global History and Civics
Foreign Affairs
President

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Collection Item
Letter signed

to state governors

February 1803

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Circular letter urging state governments to maintain strong militias in accordance with the militia system adopted by Congress through an act in 1792 (GLC01959). He comments that having the nation armed is especially important because rights "most...

GLC04626.01
Collection Item
Pamphlet

Report of the Committee Appointed on so much of the President's Message of the 15th December last...

February 7, 1803

Varnum, Joseph B., 1751-1821

Title continues: "As Related to the Militia Institution of the United States." Argues that when a 1792 Act (GLC01959) establishing a uniform militia is carried out by the states it will provide complete national defense. Not all states have carried...

GLC04626.02