Monroe, James, 1758-1831 to Isaac Shelby
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05323 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 1815/01/31 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 24 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Secretary of State Monroe sends a circular letter to the governor of Kentucky transmitting an act (not included) authorizing the raising of troops and requesting men from Shelby's state. Written a few weeks after the Battle of New Orleans and a few weeks before the United States received notice of the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812.
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