JEFFERSON THOMAS Report of the Secretary of State on the Sub

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JEFFERSON, THOMAS. Report of the Secretary of State, on the Subject of the Cod and Whale Fisheries. 28 pages. Folio, stitched; title page soiled, with 1 1/2-inch stain also affecting later leaves; 1792 signature of Thomas Poynton Ives on title page, discreet library release stamp on final page. (JCB) Philadelphia, 1791

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An important report, signed in type by Jefferson on page 12, which traces the history of the fisheries and recommends the removal of related tariffs. "Underlined the function of the whaling and fishing industries as schools for seamen, and as peacetime reservoirs for naval service"--Burnett, Trying Leviathan, 68. Evans 23911; Sabin 24513. No other copy known at auction since 1952.