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On the recordJanuary 21, 1807
Great zeal was shewn by the inhabitants generally, the merchants of the place readily agreeing to the most laudable exertions and sacrifices for manning the armed vessels with their seamen.
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Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Republican · Virginia

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Message to Congress on the Burr Conspiracy

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