Failing to Aid Mr. Jefferson's Election
Document 1796McHenry ruminates on a declamatory appeal to the people against the government arguing that laws should be repealed, court decisions should be annulled; vessels should be restored and a general change in policy from pacific to hostile should be purused toward Great Britain He believes it was intended to aid in Jefferson's election but doubts that it will do so.
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McHenry ruminates on a declamatory appeal to the people against the government arguing that laws should be repealed, court decisions should be annulled; vessels should be restored and a general change in policy from pacific to hostile should be purused toward Great Britain He believes it was intended to aid in Jefferson's election but doubts that it will do so.
Date
11/19/1796
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Philadelphia
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Document number
1796111900001
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1
Note
Cited in Murray to McHenry, 11/27/1796.
Notable persons
William Vans Murray
James McHenry. M. Adet [?]
Notable locations
Philadelphia
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sketch by Bache