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Cochrane, Alexander, fl. 1814 to James Monroe re: Washington D.C., letter (copy) written during war of 1812

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06863 Author/Creator: Cochrane, Alexander, fl. 1814 Place Written: H.M.S. Tornnant Type: Manuscript Date: 1814/08/18 Pagination: 2 p. : docket : Height: 32 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Contemporary copy. Cochrane writes to Secretary of State Monroe that British attacks will occur unless the U.S. makes reparation to the suffering inhabitants of Upper Canada. Dated from "His Britannic Majesty's Ship the Tornnant in the Patusan [Patuxet?] River"

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