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Jefferson, Thomas
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- Jefferson, Thomas
- Printed document signed ("Th: Jefferson"): Congress of the United States ... An Act supplementory to the Act, making Provision for the Reduction of the Public Debt. ... Approved 3 March 1791. [Philadelphia: 1791]
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Broadside, folio (14 3/8 x 9 3/8 in.; 365 x 238 mm), signed by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State, signed in type by Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House, and John Adams, Vice President; formerly folded, clean.
Literature
Evans 23868
Condition
formerly folded, clean
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Clarification of the Act on whose terms a loan from Holland was taken.
An Act making provision for the reduction of the public debt, passed 12 August 1790, allowed the President to take a loan from Holland at 5% interest, but the charges on the loan having been 4 1/2%, "doubt hath arisen, whether the said loan be within the meaning of the said last mentioned act". The Congress declares "That the loan aforesaid shall be deemed ... to be within the true intent and meaning of the said act" as will any subsequent loan of the same terms.