Monroe, James, 1758-1831 to Thomas Rutter
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00043.05 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: March 12, 1813 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Secretary of State Monroe elaborates on what course of action is to be taken involving "peculiar and extraordinary cases of hardship, and where the character and deportment of the parties entitle them to peculiar consideration..." Rutter was marshal of Maryland from 1804 to 1817.
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