1802 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Thomas Jefferson February 2026 January 2025 September 2021 1803 State of the Union Address 1802 12 15 Senate Chamber, United States CapitolJoint Meetings, Joint Sessions, & Inaugurations US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives https://history.house.gov/Institution/Joint-Sessions/Joint-Sessions/ history.house.gov 25 September 2024 en Washington, D.C. 38 53 23 N 77 00 32 W region:US-DC_type:event inline,title State of the Union Address Thomas JeffersonAaron BurrNathaniel Macon Format Written Previous 1801 State of the Union Address Next 1803 State of the Union Address The 1802 State of the Union Address was written by Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, on Wednesday, December 15, 1802. He said, "When we assemble together, fellow citizens, to consider the state of our beloved country, our just attentions are first drawn to those pleasing circumstances which mark the goodness of that Being from whose favor they flow and the large measure of thankfulness we owe for His bounty. Another year has come around, and finds us still blessed with peace and friendship abroad; law, order, and religion at home; good affection and harmony with our Indian neighbors; our burthens lightened, yet our income sufficient for the public wants, and the produce of the year great beyond example."https://www.infoplease.com/primary-sources/government/presidential-speeches/state-union-address-thomas-jefferson-december-15-1802 State of the Union Address: Thomas Jefferson (December 15, 1802) www.infoplease.com The president notably reported on the First Barbary War and provided a brief statement on a particular occurrence of the loss of an American vessel saying, "..one of these an American vessel unfortunately fell a prey. The Captain, one American seaman, and two others of colour, remain prisoners with them; unless exchanged under an agreement formerly made with the Bashaw, to whom, on the faith of that, some of his captive subjects had been restored."Founders Online: Annual Message to Congress, 15 December 1802 https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-39-02-0148 2024-12-26 founders.archives.gov en References Thomas Jefferson's Second State of the Union Address 1802 State of the Union Address 1801 State of the Union Address 1803 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1802 Category:Speeches by Thomas Jefferson Category:Presidency of Thomas Jefferson State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:7th United States Congress Category:December 1802 Category:1800s State of the Union addresses Category:1802 works