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Madison, James (1751-1836) to "the Collectors of the Customs'

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08364 Author/Creator: Madison, James (1751-1836) Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: 22 June 1801 Pagination: Order a Copy

"Issue no commission to any private armed vessel . . ." (Complying with Convention with France ending the Quasi war.)

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

Madison, James, 1751-1836

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