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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02322 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1813 |
| Title | Appointment of Levett Harris to secretary to legation at St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Date | 19 July 1813 |
| Author | Madison, James (1751-1836) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Signed by Madison as President, countersigned by Monroe as Secretary of State. The official appointment was as "Secretary of the Mission Extraordinary of the United States" and the diplomatic mission was for the purpose of "entering into negotiations at St. Petersburg, with Great Britain, of and concerning a Treaty of Peace and of Commerce." The Treaty of Ghent was negotiated and ended the war of 1812 in late 1814. |
| Subjects | President War of 1812 Diplomacy Government and Civics Global History and Civics Treaty Military History |
| People | Madison, James (1751-1836) Monroe, James (1758-1831) Harris, Levett (fl. 1813-1815) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Foreign Affairs; War of 1812 |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |