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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03436.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1814 |
| Title | Message from the President of the United States transmitting copies of the instructions given to the ministers of the United States appointed to negotiate a peace with Great Britain |
| Date | 14 October 1814 |
| Author | Monroe, James (1758-1831) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed by Roger C. Weightman. Includes letters from Secretary of State James Monroe to United States commissioners appointed to negotiate peace with Great Britain in order to end the War of 1812. Discusses reports received by Monroe from John Quincy Adams, serving as United States diplomatic representative to Russia. Includes extensive discussion of the impressment controversy. Contains a brief introduction by President James Madison. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Government and Civics Diplomacy Treaty Peace President Global History and Civics Navy Maritime Impressment |
| People | Monroe, James (1758-1831) Madison, James (1751-1836) Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | War of 1812; The Presidency; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |