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

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St. Clair, Arthur

Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, August 29, 1790 As tensions simmer between Great Britain and Spain, Thomas Jefferson writes to George Washington about the possibility of British troops crossing American soil to confront the Spanish. In this note, he offers further comments to the note penned August 28, 1790.