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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.724.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1812 |
| Title | Letter sent to Viscount Castlereagh forwarding papers on an act of Congress relating to trans-Atlantic trade |
| Date | 11 July 1812 |
| Recipient | Castlereagh, Viscount |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Indicates he is sending a series of New York newspapers that contain "an address of great public Interest from the minority in Congress to their constituents, and a very important act...on...Trade and...Communications between United States & Great Britain." The act referred to was possibly a bill that doubled customs duties, which was passed on 1 July 1812, shortly after the War of 1812 began. The minority in congress was against the war. Viscount Castlereagh was British foreign secretary. The author's name is illegible. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Congress Law Commerce Merchants and Trade Finance Government and Civics |
| People | Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount (1769-1822) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | War of 1812; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |