Jefferson's annual message, with mention of Lewis & Clark...
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SPOONER'S VERMONT JOURNAL, Windsor, Dec. 15, 1806
* President Thomas Jefferson
* State of the Union Address
* re. Lewis and Clark Expedition
Pages 2 and 3 contain the "President's Message" communicated to Congress, it being Jefferson's state-of-the-union address to the nation.
Of significance is some fine mention of the Lewis and Clark expedition: "...The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke [sic]...has all the success which could have been expected....it is but justice to say that Messrs. Lewis and Clark, and their brave companions, have, by this arduous service, deserved well of their country." There is a second reference to these two explorers as well.
The address is signed by the President at its conclusion: Th. Jefferson.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, very nice condition.
Background: This four-page, unbound, and untrimmed document captures a landmark moment in American history: Thomas Jefferson’s Sixth Annual Message to Congress (December 1806), featuring the first official presidential praise of the newly returned Corps of Discovery. Having successfully completed their trek to the Pacific Ocean and back to St. Louis just months prior in September 1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (spelled "Clarke" in the text) are formally recognized alongside their "brave companions" for an arduous service that "deserved well of their country." Beyond its historical gravity, the document is particularly desirable to Americana collectors due to its physical condition; remaining untrimmed and unbound means it preserves its original 19th-century leaf state without loss of margins or structural alteration, and it concludes with Jefferson’s distinct printed signature ("Th. Jefferson"), marking the era when presidents delivered the State of the Union strictly in writing rather than in person.
* President Thomas Jefferson
* State of the Union Address
* re. Lewis and Clark Expedition
Pages 2 and 3 contain the "President's Message" communicated to Congress, it being Jefferson's state-of-the-union address to the nation.
Of significance is some fine mention of the Lewis and Clark expedition: "...The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke [sic]...has all the success which could have been expected....it is but justice to say that Messrs. Lewis and Clark, and their brave companions, have, by this arduous service, deserved well of their country." There is a second reference to these two explorers as well.
The address is signed by the President at its conclusion: Th. Jefferson.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, very nice condition.
Background: This four-page, unbound, and untrimmed document captures a landmark moment in American history: Thomas Jefferson’s Sixth Annual Message to Congress (December 1806), featuring the first official presidential praise of the newly returned Corps of Discovery. Having successfully completed their trek to the Pacific Ocean and back to St. Louis just months prior in September 1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (spelled "Clarke" in the text) are formally recognized alongside their "brave companions" for an arduous service that "deserved well of their country." Beyond its historical gravity, the document is particularly desirable to Americana collectors due to its physical condition; remaining untrimmed and unbound means it preserves its original 19th-century leaf state without loss of margins or structural alteration, and it concludes with Jefferson’s distinct printed signature ("Th. Jefferson"), marking the era when presidents delivered the State of the Union strictly in writing rather than in person.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.