to Joseph Gales

Monroe, James, 1758-1831 to Joseph Gales

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GLC#
GLC00496.066-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
May 19, 1814
Author/Creator
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Title
to Joseph Gales
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

Written by Monroe as Secretary of State. Recipient inferred from docket. "Mr. Gales" is Joseph Gales, the editor of the National Intelligencer newspaper. This is an advertisement titled "Letters miscarried," that was eventually printed in the May 21, 1814 issue. Advertisement says he sent two letters under his frank on May 5, 1814 to his brother Andrew Monroe in Aldie, Virginia, that were lost. In one letter there were seven notes for $50 each along with land papers and other accounts of value. Says there will be a $50 reward for their return.

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