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Gallatin, Albert (1761-1849) [Instructions on Embargo Act enforcement sent to the port collector of Marblehead, Massachusetts]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04621 Author/Creator: Gallatin, Albert (1761-1849) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Printed letter signed Date: 15 November 1808 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Circular from Secretary of the Treasury Gallatin instructing port collectors on how to enforce the Embargo Act of 1807 by regulating the lading of ships.

Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849

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