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Thomas Jefferson letter

LC Control No.:	2007574193
Type of Material:	Archival Manuscript Material
Personal Name:	Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. » More like this
Main Title:	Thomas Jefferson letter, 1813 Nov. 30.
Related Names:	Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) DLC » More like this
Description:	2 3/4 p.; 9 in. x 7 3/8 in.
Access Advisory:	Collection open for research.
Biographical/Historical Data:	U.S. president.
Summary:	Letter (ALS), written from Monticello, to the Marquis de Lafayette. Topics include sheep industry and the manufacture of cloth in the United States as opposed to England ("our progress in manufactures is far beyond the calculations of the most sanguine . . . This revolution in our domestic economy was well worth a war"); the war on land in Canada; the alliance of Indians and the British ; the naval war and Perry's victory on Lake Erie; and views on the emancipation of South America "from foreign subjection." A postcript, dated 14 Dec., refers to an expedition against Montréal.
Notes:	In English. Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation. DLC
Additional Formats:	Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Subjects:	Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834--Correspondence. » More like this Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819. » More like this Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813. » More like this Manufactures--United States--History--19th century. » More like this Sheep industry--United States--History--19th century. » More like this Canada--History--1791-1841. » More like this Montréal (Québec)--History--19th century. » More like this South America--History--Wars of Independence, 1806-1830. » More like this United States--History,--War of 1812--Campaigns. » More like this United States--History,--War of 1812--Naval operations. » More like this United States--History,--War of 1812--Participation, Indian. » More like this
LC Classification:	Kislak MS 135
Other System No.:	(CStRLIN)DCLV07-B102
Repository:	Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Jay I. Kislak Collection (Acc. 1988.008.00.0004)
Links:	PDF: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/kislak.74193.2 Page view: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/kislak.74193.1