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Book/Printed Material A letter from the Hon. Timothy Pickering, a senator of the United States from the state of Massachusetts : exhibiting to his constituents a view of the imminent danger of an unnecessary and ruinous war : addressed to His Excellency James Sullivan, governor of the said state

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Title

  • A letter from the Hon. Timothy Pickering, a senator of the United States from the state of Massachusetts : exhibiting to his constituents a view of the imminent danger of an unnecessary and ruinous war : addressed to His Excellency James Sullivan, governor of the said state

Names

  • Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
  • Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, former owner
  • King, Horatio, 1811-1897, former owner
  • John Bailey Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
  • William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Boston : Printed by Greenough and Stebbins, 1808.

Headings

  • -  United States--Politics and government--1789-1809
  • -  Embargo, 1807-1809

Notes

  • -  Signatures: [A]⁴ B⁴.
  • -  Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 3450
  • -  Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, 15925
  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LC copy received in exchange with the Boston Athenaeum.
  • -  LAC tnb 2020-09-24 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC snh 2019-07-31 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • 16 p. ; 23 cm (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E357.6 .P573
  • AC901 .B3 vol. 3, no. 13
  • AC901 .D8 vol. 12, no. 11
  • AC901 .K5 no. 11 Bound with other titles in a vol. labelled King Pamphlets.
  • JA36 .P8b vol. 107 Copy 1 Forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. Thomas Jefferson's copy, with manuscript transmittal note (1 leaf, 1 page) To the President of the United States, signed A Citizen, among ten thousand. With: United States. Laws relative to the embargo. [Washington, 1808?] Issued separately.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 08001533

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Pickering, Timothy, Thomas Jefferson, Horatio King, John Bailey Pamphlet Collection, William Duane Pamphlet Collection, and Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. A letter from the Hon. Timothy Pickering, a senator of the United States from the state of Massachusetts: exhibiting to his constituents a view of the imminent danger of an unnecessary and ruinous war: addressed to His Excellency James Sullivan, governor of the said state. Boston: Printed by Greenough and Stebbins, 1808. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/08001533/.

APA citation style:

Pickering, T., Jefferson, T., King, H., John Bailey Pamphlet Collection, William Duane Pamphlet Collection & Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. (1808) A letter from the Hon. Timothy Pickering, a senator of the United States from the state of Massachusetts: exhibiting to his constituents a view of the imminent danger of an unnecessary and ruinous war: addressed to His Excellency James Sullivan, governor of the said state. Boston: Printed by Greenough and Stebbins. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/08001533/.

MLA citation style:

Pickering, Timothy, et al. A letter from the Hon. Timothy Pickering, a senator of the United States from the state of Massachusetts: exhibiting to his constituents a view of the imminent danger of an unnecessary and ruinous war: addressed to His Excellency James Sullivan, governor of the said state. Boston: Printed by Greenough and Stebbins, 1808. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/08001533/>.