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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05568 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1815 |
| Title | James Monroe to Charles Everett concerning the Treaty of Ghent and the Battle of New Orleans |
| Date | 18 February 1815 |
| Author | Monroe, James (1758-1831) |
| Recipient | Everett, Charles |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | 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 make the epoch memorable in our history." Monroe was then secretary of state. Dr. Everett was a physician and a state politician in Virginia. Letter includes an address and free frank in Monroe's own hand. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Treaty Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Battle Battle of New Orleans President |
| People | Monroe, James (1758-1831) Everett, Charles (d. 1848) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | War of 1812; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Ironically, American and British negotiators in Ghent, Belgium, signed a peace treaty ending the war two weeks before the Battle of New Orleans. A war-weary Britain agreed to return to conditions that existed before the war. Left unmentioned in the peace treaty were the issues over which Americans had supposedly fought the war--impressment, naval blockades, and the British Orders in Council. In this letter, President Monroe announces the Treaty of Ghent. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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