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- GLC#
- GLC03494
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 1 October 1803
- Author/Creator
- Madison, James, 1751-1836
- Title
- to Collectors of the Customs of the United States
- Place Written
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 20 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
Circular letter discussing certificates issued to protect American seamen from impressment. Also asking for reports on the other "outrages committed by the cruisers of the belligerent powers." Signed as Secretary of State.
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