V. Thomas Jefferson to the President of the Senate, 16 December 1793

V. Thomas Jefferson to the President of the Senate

Philadelphia December 16th. 1793.

Sir

Having, according to a resolution of the House of Representatives of February 23. 1791. given in to that House a Report on the privileges and restrictions on the commerce of the United States in foreign Countries, I think it my duty to lay a Copy of it before the Senate, and have the honor of being with the most perfect respect Sir Your most obedient and Most humble Servt.

Th: Jefferson

RC (DNA: RG 46, Senate Records, 3d Cong., 1st sess.); in a clerk’s hand, signed by TJ; at foot of text: “The President of the Senate.” PrC (DLC); unsigned. FC (Lb in DNA: RG 59, DL). Tr (Lb in DNA: RG 46, Senate Records, 3d Cong, 1st sess., TR). Enclosures: Documents iii and iv.

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Title: V. Thomas Jefferson to the President of the Senate, 16 December 1793
Author: Jefferson, Thomas
Recipient: Senate
Date: 16 December 1793

Reference

Cite as: “V. Thomas Jefferson to the President of the Senate, 16 December 1793,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-27-02-0503-0006. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 27, 1 September–31 December 1793, ed. John Catanzariti. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997, pp. 580–581.]

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