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Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Message from the President of the United States, to both houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the Second Session of the Eighteenth Congress.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.033 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: December 7, 1824 Pagination: 19 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Describes the joint efforts of the U.S. and Britain to suppress the slave trade, which the Monroe administration proposed to define as piracy. Also discusses the rights of U.S. vessels during recent wars. Document no. 2. Printed by Gales & Seaton. Stitched.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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