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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00136 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1794 |
| Title | Abraham Clark to Jonathan Dayton regarding the Non-Intercourse bill |
| Date | 25 April 1794 |
| Author | Clark, Abraham (1726-1794) |
| Recipient | Dayton, Jonathan |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Addressed to Dayton at Elizabethtown. States that the pending non-intercourse bill has gone through the stages and is now ready to be passed by Congress. Encloses a copy of the bill (not present). Comments on how the bill will do in the Senate. |
| Subjects | Commerce Merchants and Trade Global History and Civics |
| People | Clark, Abraham (1726-1794) Dayton, Jonathan (1760-1824) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law; Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Clark wrote this as member of Congress. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His non-intercourse bill was directed against Great Britain and passed the House of Representatives but was defeated in the Senate when Vice President John Adams voted against it to break a tie. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |