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Madison, James, 1751-1836 [Temperance document]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04006.01 Author/Creator: Madison, James, 1751-1836 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: circa 1833 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum : docket Height: 37.1 cm, Width: 44.6 cm Order a Copy

Urges Americans, especially young men, to refrain from drinking alcohol. Signed by Andrew Jackson, James Madison, and John Quincy Adams. Docket on verso.

Madison, James, 1751-1836
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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