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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04675.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1812 |
| Title | Additional Instruction to the public and private armed vessels of the United States |
| Date | 28 August 1812 |
| Author | Monroe, James (1758-1831) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Printed letter signed by Secretary of State James Monroe. Orders that public and private armed vessels are not to stop American merchant ships coming from British ports with British goods because of the "alledged" repeal of the British Orders in Council. Asks that merchant ships be assisted and says that cargoes can be dealt with on arrival. The Orders in Council were repealed on 16 June 1812, two days before Congress declared war. The news arrived too late to influence events. |
| Subjects | President Navy Military History Blockade War of 1812 Government and Civics Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Merchants and Trade Commerce Maritime |
| People | Monroe, James (1758-1831) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; The Presidency; War of 1812; Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |