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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06078 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1815 |
| Title | Resolutions reported by the military committee, expressive of the high sense entertained by Congress, of the patriotism and good conduct of the people of Louisiana and New Orleans, during the late military operations before that city |
| Date | 13 February 1815 |
| Author | United States. Congress. Senate. |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Published by Roger Chew Weightman, congressional printer. States that Senator William Branch Giles, a member of the committee on military affairs, read the included resolutions, expressing the patriotism of Louisiana citizens in the Battle of New Orleans. Praises New Orleans citizens for offering accommodation to their own and enemy soldiers. States that President James Madison will be requested to inform William Charles C. Claiborne, Governor of Louisiana, of the meritorious conduct of New Orleans citizens. |
| Subjects | Battle of New Orleans Battle War of 1812 Military History Congress Government and Civics Patriotism President |
| People | Claiborne, William Charles Cole (1775-1817) Giles, William Branch (1762-1830) Madison, James (1751-1836) Weightman, Roger Chew (1787-1876) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | War of 1812; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Weightman served as a librarian, general of the District of Columbia militia, and Mayor of Washington, D.C. 1824-1827. Louisiana's First and Second Battalions of Free Men of Color played a vital role in the 1814 Battle of New Orleans. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |