Letter, 1801 March 17 , Washington, [D.C.] to William Short, n.p.

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Letter, 1801 March 17 , Washington, [D.C.] to William Short, n.p.

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Anti-French sentiment is flagging after it peaked during the XYZ affair; hawks "committed themselves too far" to demanding war and their popularity is suffering for it; New England lags behind in accepting the change because "their priests . . . had begun to hope they could toll us on to an established church" but the states may come into the republican camp; Jefferson says "no endeavor will be spared" to reunite the nation and restore harmony.

2 p. on 1 leaf ; 26 cm. x 40 cm.

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