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Ross, James, fl. 1803 The Speeches of Mr. Ross and Mr. Morris...in the Senate...[right of deposit, La]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04285 Author/Creator: Ross, James, fl. 1803 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Book Date: 1803 Pagination: 49 p. 22.3 x 14 cm Order a Copy

Published by Bronson & Chauncey. Speeches by Federalist senators from Pa. and NY 2/24/1803 urging a declaration of war on Spain, seizure of West Florida and New Orleans, and fortification of the Mississippi because of Spain's ending rights of deposit in New Orleans. References: DAB 16: 178, Shaw and Shoemaker 4996.

Ross, James, fl. 1803

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