1808 – Secretary of Treasury Gallatin requested 12 new cutters - TopicsExpress



          

1808 – Secretary of Treasury Gallatin requested 12 new cutters at a cost of $120,000 to enforce “laws which prohibit exportation and restrain importations” to support the embargo ordered by President Thomas Jefferson. President Jefferson had ordered an embargo against most European imports and exports to protest the harassment of U.S. sailors by warring European powers. The embargo did not work. War began with England in 1812 but the ships were purchased.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 02:49:11 +0000

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