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- GLC#
- GLC04626.01-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- February 1803
- Author/Creator
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Title
- to state governors
- Place Written
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Pagination
- 2 p. :
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
Circular letter urging state governments to maintain strong militias in accordance with the militia system adopted by Congress through an act in 1792 (GLC01959). He comments that having the nation armed is especially important because rights "most essential to our welfare have been violated, and an infraction of treaty committed," referring to French maritime infractions. The letter is accompanied by a pamphlet concerning the militia system (GLC04626.02).
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