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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 An Act to provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrection and repel Invasions

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03009 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Printed document signed Date: 2 May 1792 Pagination: 2 p. ; 38.1 x 24.5 cm. Order a Copy

Signed as Secretary of State. Passed during the first session of the Second Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 24 October 1791.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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