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Monroe, James (1758-1831) to Callender Irvine

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00786 Author/Creator: Monroe, James (1758-1831) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 24 October 1814 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

The secretary of state informs the commissary general of purchases that an appropriation of $60,000 had been made to him for contingency expenses for the execution of the War of 1812.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Irvine, Callender, 1775-1841

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