8vo. 22 leaves.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Cushing I, 67.
Sabin 84903.
Contains many references to the President [i.e. Thomas Jefferson].
William Stephens Smith, 1755-1816, Revolutionary soldier, was at one time a friend of Jefferson with whom he had correspondence. In 1786, while
secretary of the legation in London, he married the daughter of John and Abigail Adams. Smith was one of the founders of the
Society of the Cincinnati.
These
Remarks were answered by Camillus--see the next entry.
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3. [DUANE,
William.]
The Mississippi Question fairly stated, and the views and arguments of those who clamor for war, examined. In seven letters.
Originally written for publication in the Aurora, at Philadelphia. By Camillus.
Philadelphia: Printed by
William Duane,
1803.
AC901 .M5 Vol. 922
8vo. 26 leaves.
Halkett and Laing IV, 94.
Cushing I, 49.
Sabin 21000.
The letters are dated February 9, 11, 20, 19, 21, 24, 26, 1803. They are written in opposition to the opinions of Coriolanus,
see the previous entry.
For the
Aurora
see no. 544.
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4. MAGRUDER,
Allan Bowie.
Political, commercial and moral reflections, on the late Cession of Louisiana, to the United States. By Allan B. Magruder, Esquire, Of Lexington, Kentucky.
Lexington: Printed by
D. Bradford,
1803.
AC901 .M5 Vol. 923
First Edition. 12mo. 76 leaves, the last a blank.
Sabin 43848.
McMurtrie 174.
Jillson, page 29.
Dedicated
To Thomas Jefferson, Esquire, as a Testimony of High Approbation, for his Patriotic Efforts to Elude the Calamities of War,
upon the late question, relative to the Free Navigation of the Mississippi, the Following Reflections are very respecctfully
[sic]
dedicated, by his most obedient servant, The Author.
Jefferson’s copy was sent to him by the author, who wrote from Lexington, Kentucky, on February 7, 1804: “It is with great diffidence that I have taken the liberty to send you a series of Reflections on the late Cession of Louisiana,
to the United States. They were digested and committed to paper last Summer, during the pending of that Negociation of which,
you are the parent; & which, in its Ultimate issue, has added the most important advantages to our country.--
"Be so obliging, therefore, as to accept the pamphlet, which I have the honor to send you. It is a small testimony of that
sincere devotion I feel for an administration, which, in every respect, comports with the true genius & felicity of the American
Nation.”
Jefferson replied on February 11: “
Th: Jefferson presents his salutations to m(
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M
c.Gruder, and his thanks for his pamphlet on Louisiana. altho’ he has not yet gone through it, he percieves very extensive
views of the subject taken, and recieves an impression worthy of attention. that the opening such an extent of country for
the future spread of our descendants will add to their happiness, and enlarge the mass of men living under such a national
government, can be doubted by none. those are now living who will see that country contain double or treble the present population
of the United States.
”
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5. BISHOP,
Abraham.
Oration, in honor of the election of President Jefferson, and the peaceable acquisition of Louisiana, delivered at the National
Festival, in Hartford, on the 11th
