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Letter from Thomas Jefferson, Washington, D.C., to William C.C. Claiborne, 1803 May 23 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
104677
Accession number
MA 6005
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, sender.
Display Date
Washington, D.C., 1803 May 23.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 24.7 x 20.4 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Govenr. Clairborne."
Docketed in ink on verso.
From page 15 of Jefferson album.
Provenance
Ford collection.
Summary
To the governor general of Louisiana territory concerning free navigation of the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers in the Mississippi Territory as it was not guaranteed by treaty with Spain through their territory.