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Dealing with impressment of American sailors...   Amending the Constitution...
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Dealing with impressment of American sailors... Amending the Constitution...

Item # 694914 ·
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THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY, OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Dec. 28, 1803  This title has one of the more decorative mastheads.
The front page has nearly a full column headed: "Laws For Louisiana", with the Louisiana Purchase having recently been consummated.
Page 2 has much from the District of Columbia concerning the problem with impressment of American seamen. Also a report beginning: "On Monday the Amendment to the Constitution respecting the election of a President and Vice President was reported to the House of Representatives..." with further particulars of what would become the Twelfth Amendment. Also a "Letter of the President of the United States to the Senate" concerning impressment of sailors, signed in type: Thomas Jefferson.
Four pages, some scattered foxing, nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
No Longer Available
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.