(PRESIDENTS 1807) [Thomas Jefferson] Message from the Presi

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(PRESIDENTS--1807.) [Thomas Jefferson.] Message from the President . . . on the State of the Union. 16 pages. 8vo, disbound; moderate foxing and minor wear. Washington, 1807

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Jefferson's 27 October 1807 State of the Union address, delivered earlier than usual because the "many injuries and depredations committed on our commerce and navigation upon the high seas for years past" had reached a crisis point. The Embargo Act was passed two months later.

Bound following "Important Documents which Accompanied the Message of the President . . . November, 1809." 88 pages. New York, 1809; and "Orders in Council . . . at the Court at the Queen's Palace, the 26th of April, 1809." 8 pages. Includes James Madison's address to Congress in response, 29 November 1809. No place, [1809].