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Monroe, James, 1758-1831 [Appointment of David B. Mitchell as Commissioner of the United States]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01255 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 28 October 1817 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 38 cm, Width: 24 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State. Appoints Mitchell a commissioner to negotiate with the Creek Nation of Indians in Georgia.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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