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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Appointing Tobias Lear as Consul to Algiers

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07658 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 1803/11/18 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 38.5 cm Order a Copy

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816

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