President Thomas Jefferson signs 4 Acts of Congress... Supplies for military installations...
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April 27, 1808
NATIONAL AEGIS, Worcester, Massachusetts, April 27, 1808
* Prelude to the War of 1812
* President Thomas Jefferson
* Maine/Saco postal history
The back page contains four Acts of Congress, one for changing the name of the district of Biddeford & Pepperborough to Saco, Mass. Another is for building additional gunboats. Each is signed in type by the President: Th. Jefferson.
Page 2 has: "Impressed Seamen" with a list of those seamen who have been impressed. This would lead to the War of 1812. Also a lengthy document from the: "War Department" seeking bids for providing rations and supplies to the various forts and military installations, listing each. A great account of the various installations in the United States at the time.
Four pages, nice condition.
background: This April 27, 1808, edition of the National Aegis serves as a vivid primary source documenting a young United States teetering on the edge of global conflict and internal expansion. The Acts of Congress signed by Th. Jefferson capture a pivotal moment in American naval history, specifically the shift toward a "gunboat diplomacy" that favored coastal defense over deep-water power, while the renaming of Saco reflects the burgeoning commercial identity of the District of Maine. Perhaps most striking is the list of impressed seamen and the detailed War Department solicitations; these elements provide a tangible bridge to the War of 1812, illustrating how the systemic seizure of American citizens by the British Navy was being tracked by the public as a matter of national honor. Combined with the logistical overview of forts and military rations, the newspaper maps out the physical and political boundaries of a nation preparing—perhaps inadequately—for its second great struggle for independence.
* Prelude to the War of 1812
* President Thomas Jefferson
* Maine/Saco postal history
The back page contains four Acts of Congress, one for changing the name of the district of Biddeford & Pepperborough to Saco, Mass. Another is for building additional gunboats. Each is signed in type by the President: Th. Jefferson.
Page 2 has: "Impressed Seamen" with a list of those seamen who have been impressed. This would lead to the War of 1812. Also a lengthy document from the: "War Department" seeking bids for providing rations and supplies to the various forts and military installations, listing each. A great account of the various installations in the United States at the time.
Four pages, nice condition.
background: This April 27, 1808, edition of the National Aegis serves as a vivid primary source documenting a young United States teetering on the edge of global conflict and internal expansion. The Acts of Congress signed by Th. Jefferson capture a pivotal moment in American naval history, specifically the shift toward a "gunboat diplomacy" that favored coastal defense over deep-water power, while the renaming of Saco reflects the burgeoning commercial identity of the District of Maine. Perhaps most striking is the list of impressed seamen and the detailed War Department solicitations; these elements provide a tangible bridge to the War of 1812, illustrating how the systemic seizure of American citizens by the British Navy was being tracked by the public as a matter of national honor. Combined with the logistical overview of forts and military rations, the newspaper maps out the physical and political boundaries of a nation preparing—perhaps inadequately—for its second great struggle for independence.
Category: Pre-Civil War
