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1814
Report of the Committee...to inquire into the causes...of the invasion
Congressional report printed by A & G Way. Report 24. Printed with two folding tables.
GLC05207.02
1813
Report of the Committee... as relates to the spirit and manner... [war of 1812]
Fuller title: Report of the Committee to whom was referred so much of the message of the President... as relates to the spirit and manner in which the war has been waged by the enemy.
GLC05217
Madison, James (1751-1836)
Message of the President [war of 1812 re: American defeats on Canada border]
Fuller title: "Message from the President...as may tend to explain the causes of the failure of the arms of the U. States on the northern frontier." Printed by A & G Way. Message no. 54.
GLC05218
11 January 1815
Monroe, James (1758-1831)
to unknown
Monroe discusses the establishment of a standing militia. He also criticizes the Hartford Convention, arguing that it may lengthen the War of 1812. Authorizes military protection for the Springfield Arsenal, should it be necessary. A half-sheet of...
GLC05280
16 December 1798
Washington, George (1732-1799)
to James McHenry
States he is stuck on the Susquehanna River because of low tide and bad winds. Takes the opportunity to discuss administration of the Provisional Army. Says War Department should only communicate with a concentrated military leadership, or else it...
GLC05319
30 September 1811
to Richard Cutts
Urges the Massachusetts congressman to visit Washington, D.C., discusses foreign policy and affairs regarding Britain and France. The War of 1812 began the following year.
GLC05348
18 February 1815
to Charles Everett
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...
GLC05568
5 July 1810
to Simon Snyder
Responds favorably to receiving a letter from Governor Snyder about the resolutions passed by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania supporting President Madison's stand against Britain. Describes them as "expected from a state, which, has given, so...
GLC05745
30 August 1814
Harrison, E. J. (fl. 1814)
to William Harrison
During the War of 1812, a soldier writes to his father with news of the British attack on Washington, D.C. and the shameful behavior of Americans who surrendered.
GLC05783
26 February 1801
Marshall, John (1755-1835)
to Rufus King
Written by Marshall as Secretary of State to King as American Minister to Britain. Includes extract of a letter from Fitzsimmons to Secretary of Navy Benjamin Stoddert, to give King an idea of recent conduct of British Admiralty Courts in America...
GLC05789
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