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Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Boston Gazette Extra, No. 2 [preparing for war]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06613 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Place Written: Boston Type: Broadside Date: 1807/11/02 Pagination: 1 sheet 39.5 x 26.1 cm Order a Copy

Prints Jefferson's 27 October 1807 message to Congress re: preparing for war against the British (which never came). One of the results of Jefferson's message was the Embargo Act.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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