From James Madison to Alexander J. Dallas, 29 March 1806 (Abstract)

To Alexander J. Dallas, 29 March 1806 (Abstract)

§ To Alexander J. Dallas. 29 March 1806, Department of State. “I have caused the second section of the ‘Act in addition to the Act, entitled “an Act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States,’”1 as printed by Duane & Smith, to be compared with the roll, which is found to agree exactly with it.”

Letterbook copy (DNA: RG 59, DL, vol. 15). 1 p.

1. For the 14 July 1798 Sedition Act, see U.S. Statutes at Large description begins The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America … (17 vols.; Boston, 1848–73). description ends , 1:596–97.

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Title: From James Madison to Alexander J. Dallas, 29 March 1806 (Abstract)
Author: Madison, James
Recipient: Dallas, Alexander J.
Date: 29 March 1806

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Cite as: “From James Madison to Alexander J. Dallas, 29 March 1806 (Abstract),” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-11-02-0355. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Secretary of State Series, vol. 11, 1 January 1806–31 May 1806, ed. Mary A. Hackett, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, Anne Mandeville Colony, and Katherine E. Harbury. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2017, p. 439.]

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