Papers concerning the sentences and pardoning of David Brown and James Thomson Callender [manuscript] 1779-1801.

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Papers concerning the sentences and pardoning of David Brown and James Thomson Callender [manuscript] 1779-1801.

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David Brown's petition, 1801 Mar. 23, to Thomas Jefferson for a commutation of a $400 fine imposed as part of a sentence for seditious writing, with certification, 1779 June 1. Two pardons, one for David Brown, 1801 Mar. 12, and one for James Thomson Callender of Virginia, 1801 Mar. 16 (pardoning his conviction of libel), both issued by Thomas Jefferson, signed by Levi Lincoln acting Secretary of State.

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Brown, David.

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Callender, James Thomson, 1758-1803

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James Thomson Callender (1758 – July 17, 1803) was a political pamphleteer and journalist whose writing was controversial in his native Scotland and later, also in the United States. His revelations concerning George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and later Thomas Jefferson, led to his marginalization politically. He wrote against the continuing influence of the British Crown, and he warned that Adams, Washington, and Hamilton planned to impose a titled aristocracy and hereditary positions in t...

United States. President (1801-1809 : Jefferson)

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President of the United States, 1801-1809. From the description of Thomas Jefferson appointments, 1803, 1806. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 72711198 ...

Lincoln, Levi, 1782-1868

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Lawyer and U.S. representative and governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Papers of Levi Lincoln, 1807-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015073 ...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...