Thomas Jefferson Papers

From Thomas Jefferson to John Breckinridge, 25 November 1803

To John Breckinridge

Nov. 25. 1803.

Th:J. to mr Breckenridge

Insert in some part of the paper of yesterday ‘Slaves shall be admitted into the territory of Orleans from such of the United States or of their territories1 as prohibit their importation from abroad, but from no other state, territory or country.’ salutations.

RC (DLC: Breckinridge Family Papers); addressed: “The honble Mr. Breckenridge.” Not recorded in SJL.

1. Preceding four words interlined.

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    From Thomas Jefferson to John Breckinridge, 25 November 1803
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    Jefferson, Thomas
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    Breckinridge, John
    Date
    25 November 1803

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    “From Thomas Jefferson to John Breckinridge, 25 November 1803,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-42-02-0033. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 42, 16 November 1803–10 March 1804, ed. James P. McClure. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016, p. 40.]

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