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Reynolds, Jas. (fl. 1808) to Joseph Clay

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08673 Author/Creator: Reynolds, Jas. (fl. 1808) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 March 1808 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 25.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses of the Embargo of 1807 and argues that, given the character of the American people, it should not be made permanent. Notes hearing about a "raw-head & bloody bones" speech Clay gave. Clay was a congressman from Pennsylvania, "British spies are among US."

Reynolds, Jas., fl. 1808
Clay, Joseph, 1769-1811

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