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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03180 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Broadside Date: 20 May 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 49.3 cm, Width: 30.6 cm Order a Copy

Prints a speech given to Congress by President John Adams on Tuesday, March 16, 1797. Speech discusses suspending relations with France and the XYZ Affair. Printed in four columns.

Adams, John, 1735-1826

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