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Stewart, John Va. Resolutions recommending amendment to bar aliens from Congress

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03765 Author/Creator: Stewart, John Place Written: Richmond Type: Broadside Date: 16 January 1799 Pagination: 1 p. 20 x 25.2 cm Order a Copy

Also asking that aliens be barred from the Judiciary and Executive departments.

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