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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01134 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1826 |
| Title | James Monroe to Charles F. Mercer regarding expenses incurred during the Louisiana Purchase |
| Date | 22 May 1826 |
| Author | Monroe, James (1758-1831) |
| Recipient | Mercer, Charles Fenton |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter to Mercer, a Virginia Congressman. Acknowledges Mercer's letter of 20 May 1826. Monroe was seeking a refund of his expenses in France during the Louisiana Purchase negotiations over 20 years before. States that he understands Mercer did not send documents to the House of Representatives because it would not be proper for them to be published at this time. Hopes to get copies of the documents for his own files and presumes Samuel Ingham, a Pennsylvania Congressman and chairman of the select committee of the Committee of Claims considering Monroe's request, probably has them. Wishes to meet with Mercer and Ingham to discuss the issue. Written the day after Congress voted to approve a payment of $29, 513 to Monroe |
| Subjects | Louisiana Purchase President Finance Government and Civics Congress Diplomacy |
| People | Monroe, James (1758-1831) Mercer, Charles Fenton (1778-1858) |
| Place written | Oak Hill, Virginia |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |