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Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Message from the President of the United States transmitting copies of the instructions given to the ministers of the United States appointed to negotiate a peace with Great Britain

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03436.05 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 14 October 1814 Pagination: 1 v. : 47 p. : Height: 21.2 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Printed by Roger C. Weightman. Includes letters from Secretary of State James Monroe to United States commissioners appointed to negotiate peace with Great Britain in order to end the War of 1812. Discusses reports received by Monroe from John Quincy Adams, serving as United States diplomatic representative to Russia. Includes extensize discussion of the impressment controversy. Contains a brief introduction by President James Madison.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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