Monroe, James, 1758-1831 to John C. Calhoun

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GLC#
GLC02859
Type
Letters
Date
10 October 1821
Author/Creator
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Title
to John C. Calhoun
Place Written
Oak Hill, Virginia
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
The First Age of Reform

Written by President Monroe to Calhoun as Secretary of War. Declares that the measures Calhoun have taken in regard to the Seminole Indians have been proper. Says that "Unprincipled settlers" should be driven away, and that "It was correct also to prohibit the sale of run away slaves, since it might and probably would, as you justly observe, have opened the door to fraud. Returns the papers relating to the demands of Governor John Clark of Georgia. Mentions that he is sending the proceedings of the court of inquiry and the court martial to him by mail. Hears with regret that many are still indisposed in "the city," possibly meaning Washington, D.C.

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