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Lot Number: 141
Click for a Printable PageSign-in to Bid or Register to Bid Estimate Range: $1,000 - $1,500 |
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1809 Printed Broadside Regarding President Madison Announcing the End of The Embargo with Great Britain |
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April 22, 1809-Dated Federal Period, Printed Broadside Regarding President James Madison Announcing the Impending End of President Thomas Jefferson’s 1807 Embargo Act with Great Britain, Signed in Type “By the President, JAMES MADISON”, printed by "Southwick & Pelsue, Printers", New York, April 22, 1809, Good. A rare historic Broadside measures 8" x 13.25" with a large illustration of an American Sailing Ship flying what appears to be a 17-Star American Flag at top center, with the imprint, "Southwick & Pelsue, Printers" below the illustration. This Broadside is Headed:"By the Virtue, Firmness and Patriotism of Jefferson & Madison, Our Difficulties with England are settled - our Ships have been preserved, and our Seamen will, hereafter, be respected while sailing under our National Flag." Below that headline section is a Proclamation by President James Madison announcing that Great Britain's Minister to the United States has advised that his Government will withdraw the orders in council of 1807, which caused the Embargo to be put in place, and that President Madison proclaims that once the British orders in council are withdrawn, the Embargo will be over and trade will resume with Great Britain. Conservation is suggested as it would significantly enhance its market value and eye appeal. It is currently separated at the horizontal centerfold, with splits at its three major horizontal folds nearly making this Broadside into 3 sections and in addition, there is a 2.5" x 3.5" header portion lacking at top right corner. Overall, well printed in rich black on period wove paper with even moderate tone. A very historic Federal Period Broadside, Signed in Type, “By the President, JAMES MADISON” at its conclusion. Provenance: Collection of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II In response, Congress passed the Non-Intercourse Act, and President Jefferson signed it on March 1, 1809, just days before relinquishing office to his successor James Madison. That Act maintained the embargo only against Britain and France, but did not ban trade with other European countries. It also authorized the President, “in case either France or Great Britain shall so revoke or modify her edicts, as that they shall cease to violate the neutral commerce of the United States, to declare the same by proclamation; after which the trade of the United States... may be renewed with the nation so doing.” In another important address, President Madison informs Congress that King George III had indicated a willingness to withdraw his Orders in Council of 1807, and give “satisfaction” for the attack on the USS Chesapeake by the HMS Leopard in June 1807. In light of these promises, President Madison then submitted a proclamation to Congress that would allow the resumption of trade with Great Britain on June 10, 1809. On April 19, Madison issued the proclamation. Ultimately, the King did not withdraw the Orders in Council, and in early August, Madison renewed the prohibitions existing under the Non-Intercourse Act. Tensions continued to mount between the two nations. In his first State of the Union message in late November, President Madison reported on the ongoing diplomatic impasses with Great Britain and France, and reviewed military preparations for the possibility of war. Three years later, Congress ultimately declared War on the United Kingdom on June 18, 1812, just two days after the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs announced to Parliament the Repeal of the Orders in Council, a Repeal which was finalized on June 23rd. This belated action came Too Late to Avert the War of 1812. |
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Lot Number: 141
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Estimate Range: $1,000 - $1,500 |
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