Monroe, James (1758-1831) to Henry Fox, Lord Holland
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09109 Author/Creator: Monroe, James (1758-1831) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 July 1815 Pagination: 3 p. Order a Copy
Condemns Britain's "new crusade" against Napoleonic France: "Our countries are now at peace and I am satisfied that you will unite with me, in a strong desire, that they may long remain so. I well know the interest which you take, in the preservation of free government in both countries, and indeed elsewhere, wherever it may be possible to maintain if a new storm seems to threaten Europe & perhaps this country. Why this second crusade against France? Has not that country a right to chuse its own sovereign, & indeed to establish its own government?"
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