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| Collection Reference Number
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GLC04682
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| From Archive Folder
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Documents Relating to 1823
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| Title
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Joseph Christopher Yates to James Monroe expressing outrage over a British law passed on 5 August 1822
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| Date
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21 July 1823
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| Author
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Yates, Joseph Christopher (1768-1837)
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| Recipient
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Monroe, James
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| Document Type
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Correspondence
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| Content Description
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Letter from Yates as Governor of New York to Monroe as President. The letter seems to be in a secretarial hand and signed by Yates. Docketed by Monroe on verso. Forwarded to Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, who also docketed the letter. Neither Monroe's nor Adams's signature is on the document. Yates wrote to express outrage over a British law passed on 5 August 1822, which restricted American free trade down the St. Lawrence River at Quebec. Asks that negotiations be entered with Britain and if they are unsuccessful to retaliate by creating additional duties on British bottoms. Repairs where seal was removed.
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| Subjects
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President Government and Civics Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Merchants and Trade Commerce Maritime Canada Diplomacy Taxes or Taxation Finance
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| People
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Yates, Joseph Christopher (1768-1837) Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
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| Place written
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Albany, New York
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| Theme
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The Presidency; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce
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| Sub-collection
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The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
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| Copyright
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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| Module
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Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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| Transcript
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Show/hide State of New York City of Albany July 21st 1823. Sir By a concurrent resolution of the Senate and Assembly of this State - I am requested to communicate with the President of the United States- respecting the restrictions contained in the Act of Parliament of Great Brittain passed the 5th day of August 1822. alledged to be unjust and unwarrantable in their operation on a great portion of our western citizens: who by the continuation of those restrictions will thus indirectly be virtually prevented access to the Atlantic Ocean with the productions of the country by the river St Lawrence through the province of lower Canada- Permit me therefore on a subject of such vital importance to the prosperity of this part of the United States respectfully to solicit in behalf of this State that negotiations may be entered into with the government of Great Brittain in order to obtain the right of deposit and transhipment in American bottoms at the port of Quebec [2] free from other than Port duties and charges or such modification of the act of Parliament complained of as may remove all just cause of dissatisfaction; and in case such negotiation should prove unavailing- I trust and ardently hope it will be considered a fit occasion to recommend to the next Congress measures of retaliation by the imposition of countervailing duties or the adoption of such other course as may be deemed most proper for the maintenance of the interest and vindication of the rights of our Citizens. With the highest consideration & respect His Excellency James Monroe I am Your Obt Servt. President of the United States Joseph C. Yates [free frank] FREE [address leaf] His Excellency James Monroe President of the United States Washington [docket written in Monroe's hand] Dept of State Govr Yates to JM- respecting the [illegible] [illegible] about of the St. Lawr river- [docket written in Adams' hand] Yates Jos: C. (Gov) albany, July 21. 1823. Restrictions by act of Parliament to the use of the St Lawrence to the Citizenship of the U.S.
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