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Treaty of peace and amity between his Britannic Majesty and the United States...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03985.18 Author/Creator: Place Written: London Type: Book Date: [1815] Pagination: 12 p. 17.7 x 21.4 cm Order a Copy

Small quarto. Printed by R.G. Clarke. First official English printing. The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812. Signed on 24 December 1814. Malloy p. 613.

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