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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04842.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1807 |
| Title | Gouverneur Morris to David Parish regarding the Embargo Act: "Our President... seems to be out of his wits" |
| Date | 6 November 1807 |
| Author | Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Morris writes of Jefferson: "Our President (to judge his Message) seems to be out of his wits. If I am not much mistaken, this session will, according to the vulgar phrase do him over." |
| Subjects | President Politics Government and Civics Embargo Maritime Commerce Merchants and Trade France Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816) |
| Place written | Morrisania, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |