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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07721 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1814 |
| Title | Phebe Morris to Anthony Morris re: War of 1812 |
| Date | 12 November 1814 |
| Author | Morris, Phebe (fl. 1814) |
| Recipient | Morris, Anthony |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Terms offered by nation Britain have "contributed more than any circumstance whatever to unite all parties in the resolution of repelling unitedly, the enemy;" burning of the White House: "It would have shocked you my dear papa to have heard how many persons rejoiced in the barbarous and wanton destruction committed at Washington...it is actually true that Admiral Cockburn placed himself in the chair of the House of Representatives and deliberately took the votes of 'to burn or not to burn.'" |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History War of 1812 Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Diplomacy White House Washington, D.C. Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Military History Navy Congress |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | War of 1812; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |