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1815
Campbell, George W., 1769-1848
Letter from... causes and particulars of the invasion of the city of Washington
Congressional report printed by Roger C. Weightman. Campbell had been late Sec. of Treasury. Report 38.
GLC05207.03
1815/01/31
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
to Isaac Shelby
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...
GLC05323
15 May 1815
Adams, John, 1735-1826
to Jedidiah Morse
Adams thanks Morse for his pamphlet "American Unitarianism" (Review of American Unitarianism, published in 1815), but comments that he heard the doctrines maintained 65 years ago by a number of ministers. Adams resists what he perceives as Morse's...
GLC05508.016
13 August 1815
Ellery, William, 1727-1820
to his grandson
Congratulates his grandson's wife's safe delivery of a baby boy. Advises that the child be taught piety and virtue from a very young age, so it will stay with him always. He also urges the mother to nurse the baby and "not suffer any silly ideas of...
GLC05508.097
21 December 1816 - 3 February 1817
Madison, James, 1751-1836
To the Senate & House of Reps of the U. S.
Fragments of two messages to the House of Representatives of the United States. The first concerns an "act to authorize payment for property lost, captured, or destroyed by the enemy while in the military service of the U. S. & for other purposes...
GLC05279
1815/09/14
to: Unknown.
Discusses his ill health, Napoleon's demise and a treaty with Algiers
GLC05281
15 July 1816
[Patent for Schuyler Fisher's improvement in the Hatter's Plank Kettle]
Signed by Madison as President. Countersigned by James Monroe as Secretary of State and Richard Rush as Attorney General. Fisher's written description of his invention is signed by Samuel Fisher and Aston Peren as witnesses.
GLC07330
1815-1830
Stanford, John, fl. 1798-1813
Collection of prayer and sermon notes
GLC07299
1815 ca.
Battle of New Orleans broadside [in French and English]
Dual-language War of 1812 broadside detailing battle of 8 January 1815. Consists of illustration and key.
GLC07263
1815/06/24
Thornton, William, 1759-1828
to William Thornton
Discusses British General Thornton's valor and wounds received at the Battle of Bladensburg and the Battle of New Orleans. Also critically discusses European politics and war, and assesses Napoleon at length. Notes that Thornton's capture and...
GLC07367
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