1John Vaughan to Thomas Jefferson, 29 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
United States; and France [index entry]
2To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 25 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
...States rather than go to war against France; such “is not the case now—They only wait the orders of Govt. & in the twinkling on an Eye New Orleans would be ours”; if the United States and France come into conflict, it will be of critical importance to send immediately a force of 4,000 to 5,000 men to protect the Mississippi Territory “& keep in awe the Savages who are still much...