to Charles Everett

Monroe, James, 1758-1831 to Charles Everett

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GLC#
GLC05568
Type
Letters
Date
1815/02/18
Author/Creator
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Title
to Charles Everett
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 p. : docket : address : free frank Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

Announces the arrival of the Treaty of Ghent in Washington, D.C., which ended the War of 1812, and favorably assesses it as "perfectly honorable to the UStates." Also comments that the Battle of New Orleans "gives its men a splendour which will make the epoch memorable in our history." Monroe was then secretary of state. Dr. Everett was a physician and a state politician in Virginia. Letter includes an address and free frank in Monroe's own hand.

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