Monroe, James, 1758-1831 to Thomas Rutter
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00043.06 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: November 13, 1816 Pagination: 1 p. ; 34 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Secretary of State Monroe asks the marshal of Maryland for details of the cases against Joseph Hollingsworth, William Ellicott Jr. and Sr., Thomas Hartley, Levi Hartley, Samuel Hartley Jr., Seneca Parry. These men were Quakers who had refused to bear arms and been arrested, and consequently petitioned for a for presidential pardon.
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