Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 to unknown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05982 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: November 1793 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy
Letterpress copy. Written at the behest of Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. Requests that the state governments keep the district attorneys informed of ships captured within three miles of the coast. Goes into details of this situation. (See GLC02437.05965, .05966, .05967, and .05969 for related documents.) See GLC02437.05983 for a duplicate copy.
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