Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) [Thomas Jefferson's defense of the Embargo Act of 1807]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00016 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Place Written: s.l. Type: Printed document signed Date: October 1808 Pagination: 2 p. : address : free frank ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Sent to the town clerk, Nathaniel C. Allen. Circular sent in response to criticisms of the Embargo Act of 1807 by people in the town of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Explains and defends the Embargo Act and rejects the call for a special convening of Congress. Jefferson received the petition from Allen on 7 October 1808. GLC00115.01 is a similar printed letter from another town in Massachusetts, though it is the result of a different printing.
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