Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Message from the President of the United States, to both houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the fifteenth Congress.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.030 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: December 2, 1817 Pagination: 11 p. ; Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 15.3 cm Order a Copy
Monroe reports that Amelia Island, near the Georgia boundary, had been seized and was "being made a channel for the illicit introduction of slaves from Africa into the United States, an asylum for fugitive slaves from the neighboring states, and a port of smuggling of every kind." He calls for its suppression. Printed by Edward De Krafft, Printer, Washington City.
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