The Papers of James Monroe, Volume 7: Selected Correspondence and Papers, April 1814-February 1817
byDaniel Preston is editor of the Papers of James Monroe at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
20200331
Greenwood
Pages | 728 |
Topics | Battle of New Orleans (1815);Burning of Washington (1814);Napoleonic Wars;Presidential Election of 1816;Rush-Bagot Treaty (1817);Second Administration of James Madison (1813–1817);Spanish Florida;Treaty of Ghent (1814);American History: Politics |
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Preston, Daniel, editor. The Papers of James Monroe, Volume 7: Selected Correspondence and Papers, April 1814-February 1817. Greenwood, 2020. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440857850.
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Preston, Daniel, ed. The Papers of James Monroe, Volume 7: Selected Correspondence and Papers, April 1814-February 1817. Greenwood, 2020. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440857850
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Preston, D. (Ed.). (2020). The Papers of James Monroe, Volume 7: Selected Correspondence and Papers, April 1814-February 1817. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440857850
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The 605 documents presented in Volume 7 of The Papers of James Monroe date from April 1814, the midpoint of Monroe's term as secretary of state under President James Madison, to March 1817, just prior to his inauguration as president.
Volume 7 opens in the midst of the War of 1812, documenting Monroe's role as military adviser to President Madison during an ill-fated defense of Washington in August 1814, his appointment as secretary of war in September 1814, and his return to the State Department in March 1815, when he began the work of normalizing relations with the European nations after the end of the Napoleonic wars. Relations with Great Britain remained uneasy, but Monroe reduced friction by negotiating the 1817 Rush-Bagot Treaty, which led to disarmament of the Great Lakes.
Numerous documents detail the ill will between the United States and Spain caused by the war, disagreement over possession of Florida, and the revolutions in Spain's American colonies. The volume also addresses the presidential election of 1816. Monroe, in line with the accepted practice at the time, avoided any overt acts that would indicate he was seeking the office. Correspondence with friends and confidants and several campaign essays written by Monroe nevertheless reveal a strategy of a quiet campaign to garner support for his candidacy.
- Contains 605 documents covering the period April 1814–March 1817
- Offers insights into both Monroe's public career and his private life, including family matters, health issues, friendships, and his participation in the social life of the capital
- Illuminates Monroe's roles as military advisor to former President Madison, secretary of war, secretary of state, and presidential candidate
- Provides details on the presidential campaign of 1816, during which Monroe followed accepted practice and made no public show of seeking the office, but privately worked to garner support for his candidacy
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Table of Contents
The Papers of James Monroe, Volume 7: Selected Correspondence and Papers, April 1814-February 1817
Contributors: Preston, Daniel;Abstract:The 605 documents presented in Volume 7 of The Papers of James Monroe date from April 1814, the midpoint of Monroe's term as secretary of state under President James Madison, to March 1817, just prior to his inauguration as president.
Volume 7 opens in the midst of the War of 1812, documenting Monroe's role as military adviser to President Madison during an ill-fated defense of Washington in August 1814, his appointment as secretary of war in September 1814, and his return to the State Department in March 1815, when he began the work of normalizing relations with the European nations after the end of the Napoleonic wars. Relations with Great Britain remained uneasy, but Monroe reduced friction by negotiating the 1817 Rush-Bagot Treaty, which led to disarmament of the Great Lakes.
Numerous documents detail the ill will between the United States and Spain caused by the war, disagreement over possession of Florida, and the revolutions in Spain's American colonies. The volume also addresses the presidential election of 1816. Monroe, in line with the accepted practice at the time, avoided any overt acts that would indicate he was seeking the office. Correspondence with friends and confidants and several campaign essays written by Monroe nevertheless reveal a strategy of a quiet campaign to garner support for his candidacy.
- Contains 605 documents covering the period April 1814–March 1817
- Offers insights into both Monroe's public career and his private life, including family matters, health issues, friendships, and his participation in the social life of the capital
- Illuminates Monroe's roles as military advisor to former President Madison, secretary of war, secretary of state, and presidential candidate
- Provides details on the presidential campaign of 1816, during which Monroe followed accepted practice and made no public show of seeking the office, but privately worked to garner support for his candidacy
Editor(s): Preston, Daniel;SortTitle: papers of james monroe, volume 7: selected correspondence and papers, april 1814-february 1817Author Info:Daniel PrestoneditorDaniel Preston is editor of the Papers of James Monroe at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
eISBN-13: 9781440857850Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440857850.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9780313319846Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 728Publication Date: 20200331Table of Contents pages: 1 2 3 4
- To Willie Blount, 3 November 204235
- To Jacob Brown, 9 November 204235
- To the House of Representatives, 9 November 205236
- To George Izard, 9 November 206237
- From Isaac Shelby, 9 November 207238
- To Thomas Worthington, [after 9 November] 207238
- From Maria Page, 12 November 208239
- To Henry Dearborn, 14 November 209240
- To the House of Representatives, 14 November 210241
- From Andrew Jackson, 14 November 210241
- From Callender Irvine, 18 November 214245
- From Duncan McArthur, 18 November 214245
- From Anthony Morris, 18 November 218249
- From John Quincy Adams, 20 November 218249
- From Andrew Jackson, 20 November 221252
- From John Chandler, 21 November 223254
- From Henry Dearborn, 21 November 224255
- To Joseph Pearson, 21 November 225256
- To Langdon Cheves, 22 November 225256
- To Edmund P. Gaines, 22 November 226257
- To William Pennington, 22 November 226257
- To Alexander Macomb, 25 November 228259
- To Jacob Brown, 26 November 229260
- To George Izard, 26 November 229260
- To Thomas Jesup, 26 November 230261
- To Daniel D. Tompkins, 26 November 231262
- From George Hay, 27 November 232263
- To Henry Dearborn, 1 December 233264
- To Winfield Scott, 1 December 234265
- To Caleb Strong, 1 December 235266
- To John W. Eppes, [2 December] 235266
- To George Hay, 2 December 236267
- To James Madison, 3 December 237268
- From Walter Jones, 4 December 237268
- To Edmund P. Gaines, 6 December 239270
- To Andrew Jackson, 7 December 239270
- From William C. C. Claiborne, 9 December 240271
- From Caleb Strong, 9 December 241272
- From Thomas Jesup, 10 December 242273
- To Henry Dearborn, 19 December 242273
- To Daniel D. Tompkins, 19 December 243274
- To William Eustis, 21 December 244275
- To Elbridge Gerry, Jr., 21 December 245276
- To Thomas Jefferson, 21 December 245276
- From David R. Williams, 22 December 247278
- To Winfield Scott, 23 December 247278
- To George Troup, 23 December 248279
- From John Quincy Adams, 24 December 248279
- From John Quincy Adams, James A. Bayard, Henry Clay, Albert Gallatin, and Jonathan Russell, 25 December 249280
- From Henry Clay, 25 December 252283
- From Albert Gallatin, 25 December 253284
- From Jonathan Russell, 25 December 254285
- From Andrew Jackson, 26 December 255286
- To William King, 26 December 256287
- From Lord Bathurst, 27 December 257288
- To William Thornton, 27 December 257288
- From Andrew Jackson, 29 December 258289
- From Wilson Cary Nicholas, 29 December 259290
- From Thomas Jesup, 31 December 261292
- 1815 262293
- To William King, 2 January 262293
- To Alden Partridge, 3 January 263294
- Enclosure: Regulations for the Military Academy, 3 January 263294
- To Wilson Cary Nicholas, 4 January 264295
- To Thomas Worthington, 5 January 266297
- From Alexander Macomb, 6 January 266297
- From David R. Williams, 8 January 267298
- From Andrew Jackson, 9 January 268299
- To James Madison, 10 January 270301
- Minutes of a Conversation between James Monroe and Robert Swartwout, 10 January 271302
- To Robert Swartwout, 11 January 272303
- To George Hay, 12 January 272303
- To Alexander Macomb, 12 January 273304
- From Nicholas Biddle, 17 January 274305
- From Andrew Jackson, 19 January 275306
- From Thomas Jesup, 20 January 276307
- From Thomas Pinckney, 20 January 277308
- General Order, [21 January] 278309
- To Jacob Brown, 25 January 278309
- To James Madison, 26 January 279310
- To Winfield Scott, 29 January 280311
- To Willie Blount, 30 January 281312
- To Henry Dearborn, 31 January 282313
- To Wilson Cary Nicholas, 1 February 283314
- To James Madison, 3 February 284315
- To Wilson Cary Nicholas, 4 February 284315
- To Daniel D. Tompkins, 4 February 286317
- To Andrew Jackson, 5 February 288319
- To John Holmes, 6 February 289320
- To William C. C. Claiborne, 8 February 289320
- To Jacob Brown, 10 February 290321
- To William Branch Giles, 11 February 292323
- From Henry Dearborn, 12 February 298329
- To Duncan McArthur, 13 February 298329
- To Andrew Jackson, 14 February 299330
- To Caleb Strong, 14 February 299330
- To Thomas Jefferson, 15 February 300331
- To Andrew Jackson, 16 February 300331
- From James Winchester, 17 February 301332
- To Earl Bathurst, [18] February 301332
- To Benjamin Crowninshield, 19 February 302333
- To Augustus J. Foster, 20 February 303334
- To the House of Representatives, 20 February 303334
- From John Stokely, 20 February 304335
- To Anthony St. John Baker, 21 February 305336
- To Winfield Scott, 21 February 305336
- To James Madison, 22 February 306337
- To William Branch Giles, 22 February 307338
- Enclosure: 22 February 307338
- To James Madison, 23 February 310341
- To William Branch Giles, 24 February 310341
- Enclosure 310341
- From George Bomford, 27 February 313344
- To John W. Eppes, 27 February 314345
- Enclosure 314345
- From William Branch Giles, 27 February 314345
- From David Porter, 27 February 315346
- To William Bibb, 28 February 315346
- Rules and Regulations for the Military Academy, 28 February 317348
- To the Senate, 28 February 318349
- To George Hay, 2 March 319350
- From John Minor, 2 March 321352
- To George Hay, 5 March 321352
- From Alexander Cochrane, 8 March 322353
- To André de Daschkoff, 8 March 323354
- To Anthony St. John Baker, 9 March 324355
- To William Clark, Ninian Edwards, and René Auguste Chouteau, 11 March 324355
- To Anthony St. John Baker, 11 March 325356
- To Duncan McArthur, 11 March 326357
- To Thomas Pinckney, 11 March 326357
- To the Six Nations, 11 March 327358
- From George Hay, 12 March 328359
- To Thomas Pinckney, 12 March 329360
- To John Quincy Adams, 13 March 330361
- To Andrew Jackson, 13 March 332363
- To Alexander J. Dallas, 14 March 332363
- To Andrew Jackson, 20 March 333364
- From William H. Crawford, 21 March 333364
- To François D. Changuion, 23 March 335366
- To James Madison, 24 March 336367
- From James Madison, 26 March 337368
- To St. George Tucker, 26 March 338369
- To Anthony St. John Baker, 27 March 340371
- From Anthony St. John Baker, 30 March 340371
- To Anthony St. John Baker, 1 April 341372
- From Anthony St. John Baker, 3 April 342373
- To John Holmes, 3 April 343374
- To Anthony St. John Baker, 5 April 344375
- From James Madison, 5 April 346377
- To Anthony St. John Baker, 6 April 347378
- To Thomas Pinckney, 6 April 347378
- From Luis de Onís, 7 April 348379
- To Thomas Pinckney, 7 April 349380
- To William Shaler, William Bainbridge, and Stephen Decatur, 10 April 350381
- To François D. Changuion, 12 April 352383
- From James Madison, 15 April 353384
- To James Madison, 21 April 355386
- To James Madison, 23 April 356387
- To the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Naples, 25 April 357388
- To the Prime Ministers of Morocco, Tunis, and Tripoli, 26 April 358389
- To James Madison, 30 April 358389
- To James Madison, 4 May 359390
- To Nicholas Biddle, 5 May 361392
- To Luis de Onís, 5 May 362393
- To James Madison, 6 May 364395
- To William Shaler, 7 May 365396
- From John Quincy Adams, 9 May 366397
- To William Eustis, 9 May 368399
- From James Madison, 9 May 370401
- To James Madison, 10 May 371402
- To John Quincy Adams, 11 May 372403
- To William Shaler, 12 May 374405
- From William Shaler, 12 May 375406
- To Walter Jones, [19] May 376407
- To John Taylor, 20 May 377408
- To Stephen Pleasonton, 22 May 378409
- To James Madison, 23 May 379410
- From John Taylor, 26 May 380411
- From Jonathan Russell, 27 May 381412
- To Stephen Pleasonton, 28 May 384415
- To William Robertson, 2 June 385416
- To Anthony St. John Baker, 3 June 385416
- To James Madison, 3 June 387418
- From Anthony St. John Baker, 14 June 388419
- From Thomas Pinckney, 14 June 389420
- From Richard Rush, 15 June 390421
- To Stephen Pleasonton, 16 June 390421
- To Augustus Neale, 17 June 391422
- From Henry Jackson, 24 June 394425
- To Richard Rush, 28 June 395426
- From John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and Albert Gallatin, 3 July 395426
- From Stephen Decatur and William Shaler, 4 July 398429
- To George Hay, 5 July 400431
- From Anthony St. John Baker, 8 July 403434
- From George Hay, 9 July 404435
- To Thomas Jefferson, 10 July 405436
- To Anthony St. John Baker, 10 July 406437
- To Luis de Onís, 11 July 409440
- To André de Daschkoff, 14 July 409440
- To Pedro Cevallos, 17 July 410441
- To Thomas Pinckney, 17 July 412443