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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05198 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1803 |
| Title | Two acts of Congress, regarding the protection of seamen and partial ban on imported slaves |
| Date | 28 February 1803 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Entitled "An Act... for the further protection of American Seamen," with an "Act to prevent the importation of certain persons into certain states, where, by the laws thereof, their admission is prohibited" |
| Subjects | President Congress Law Government and Civics Maritime Slave Trade Slavery African American History |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Macon, Nathaniel (1758-1837) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law; Naval & Maritime; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |