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Monroe, James, 1758-1831 to John C. Calhoun

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02859 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Oak Hill, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 October 1821 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Written by President Monroe to Calhoun as Secretary of War. Declares that the measures Calhoun have taken in regard to the Seminole Indians have been proper. Says that "Unprincipled settlers" should be driven away, and that "It was correct also to prohibit the sale of run away slaves, since it might and probably would, as you justly observe, have opened the door to fraud. Returns the papers relating to the demands of Governor John Clark of Georgia. Mentions that he is sending the proceedings of the court of inquiry and the court martial to him by mail. Hears with regret that many are still indisposed in "the city," possibly meaning Washington, D.C.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Calhoun, John Caldwell, 1782-1850
Clark, John, 1766-1832

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