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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04539 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1807 |
| Title | Announcement of the passage of the Embargo Act to port collectors |
| Date | 22 December 1807 |
| Author | Gallatin, Albert (1761-1849) |
| Additional authors | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Circular letter addressed to the Collector of the port of Penobscot. The act forbade all exports between the United States and foreign countries, and precipitated the War of 1812. Gallatin was then secretary of the treasury. Signed in type, "Approved : TH: JEFFERSON". |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Embargo President Finance Commerce Merchants and Trade Maritime War of 1812 |
| People | Gallatin, Albert (1761-1849) Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; The Presidency; Merchants & Commerce; War of 1812 |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |