BIB_ID
132335
Accession number
MA 22288
Creator
Monroe, James, 1758-1831, sender.
Display Date
Washington, D.C., 1816 June 30.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 24.9 x 19.7 cm
Notes
No recipient identified, but letter references the book "Historical Sketches of the Late War" which was written by John Lewis Thompson and dedicated to Monroe dated July 4, 1816.
From page 7 of Monroe album.
From page 7 of Monroe album.
Summary
Responding to the books sent to Monroe from the author, which is about the war with Great Britain and Monroes efforts to secure a treaty; complimenting the author and recognizing the acknowledgment in the book (it is dedicated to Monroe).
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