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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07185 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1815 |
| Title | Pierce Butler to James Monroe [?] regarding the recovery of his slaves and request for claims from war |
| Date | 23 June 1815 |
| Author | Butler, Pierce (1744-1822) |
| Recipient | Monroe, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | War of 1812-related. Butler asks the recipient's opinion on recovery of "property in Negroes" in the first article of a treaty. He estimates his loss of slaves "causes a reduction of Income, yearly, of Sixteen Thousand Dollrs." Remnants of tape adhesive staining on margin. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Slavery African American History Treaty |
| People | Butler, Pierce (1744-1822) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | War of 1812; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Foreign Affairs; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |