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Envisaging the West: Thomas Jefferson and the Roots of Lewis and Clark

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Charles IV, King of Spain

Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, December 22, 1791 Thomas Jefferson advises President Washington on the prospects of negotiations with the Spanish and urges him to direct commissioners to focus on the navigation of the Mississippi.