Thomas Jefferson 1806 Report On The Privileges & Restrictions on US Commerce

Description: Trade PB. 8vo. A & G Way, Washington, DC. 1806. 21 pgs. Early reprint. Issued in sewn wraps. Wrappers worn. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Early reprint of Jefferson's 1793 Report explaining trading relationships with "the countries with which the United States have their chief commercial intercourse." An eloquent voice for free trade, but he recommends that we enact "counter prohibitions, duties and regulations" on countries refusing to trade freely. The Report catalogues US import and export trade with its principal European trading partners noting where products are received favorably, and which and where products are subject to duties or other restrictions. Jefferson calls for Congress to regulate trade with those nations (mainly Britain) who would not engage freely in commerce with the US. Jefferson advocates closer relations with France which many saw as a dangerous step toward war with Great Britain. With this report, members of Congress had no choice but to choose sides; A stronger U.S. foreign policy, less reliant on G.B. or continuation of the status quo where more than 60% of U.S. foreign trade benefited Britain. In short, like the Monroe doctrine, this report stands as a defining moment in early Federal history. United States. Dept. of State: Jefferson (1790 - 1793). Thomas Jefferson 1806 Report On The Privileges & Restrictions on US Commerce Description Up For Sale Today is Report of The Secretary of State On The Privileges and Restrictions on The Commerce of The United States in Foreign Countries Trade PB. 8vo. A & G Way, Washington, DC. 1806. 21 pgs. Early reprint. Issued in sewn wraps. Wrappers worn. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Early reprint of Jefferson's 1793 Report explaining trading relationships with "the countries with which the United States have their chief commercial intercourse." An eloquent voice for free trade, but he recommends that we enact "counter prohibitions, duties and regulations" on countries refusing to trade freely. The Report catalogues US import and export trade with its principal European trading partners noting where products are received favorably, and which and where products are subject to duties or other restrictions. Jefferson calls for Congress to regulate trade with those nations (mainly Britain) who would not engage freely in commerce with the US. Jefferson advocates closer relations with France which many saw as a dangerous step toward war with Great Britain. With this report, members of Congress had no choice but to choose sides; A stronger U.S. foreign policy, less reliant on G.B. or continuation of the status quo where more than 60% of U.S. foreign trade benefited Britain. In short, like the Monroe doctrine, this report stands as a defining moment in early Federal history. United States. Dept. of State: Jefferson (1790 - 1793). 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