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Monroe, James, 1758-1831 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05280 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: 1815/01/11 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Monroe discusses the establishment of a standing militia. He also criticizes the Hartford Convention, arguing that it may lengthen the War of 1812. Authorizes military protection for the Springfield Arsenal, should it be necessary. A half-sheet of paper is glued onto the original letter's 3rd page. General Henry Dearborn, then the senior major general in the United States Army in command of the northeast, was possibly the recipient.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829

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