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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04626.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 2 documents pertaining to the United States militia system |
| Title | Report of the Committee Appointed on so much of the President's Message of the 15th December last, "As Related to the Militia Institution of the United States." |
| Date | 7 February 1803 |
| Author | Varnum, Joseph Bradley (1751-1821) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Argues that when a 1792 Act (GLC01959) establishing a uniform militia is carried out by the states it will provide complete national defense. Not all states have carried out the prescriptions of that act. Submits a resolution requesting that President Jefferson write a letter to the state governors impressing upon them the importance of fully participating in the militia system. This pamphlet accompanied Jefferson's letter (GLC04626.01). |
| Subjects | Military History Militia Presidential Speeches and Proclamations France Treaty Maritime Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs President Law |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Notes: The French purchase of the Louisiana Territory from the Spanish outraged many Americans who feared having too strong a neighbor. In response to growing concerns from the western states, Jefferson, with Congressional approval, called for the state governors to raise a militia of 80,000 men. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | An Act more effectually to provide for the National Defense by establishing an Uniform Militia throughout the United States Circular letter urging state governments to maintain strong militias in accordance with the militia system adopted by Congress through an act in 1792 |