BIB_ID
132609
Accession number
MA 2145
Creator
Monroe, James, 1758-1831, sender.
Display Date
Washington, D.C., 1814 July 29.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Elkan in memory of Mr. Benno Elkan, 1961.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 25 x 19.7 cm
Notes
Addressed from the "Department of State."
Addressed to "His Excellency, the Govr. of Mass."
Text of the proposed amendment is given in a postscript.
Docketed in ink on verso with a summary of the letter; docketed in ink by multiple hands.
From page 16 of Monroe album.
Addressed to "His Excellency, the Govr. of Mass."
Text of the proposed amendment is given in a postscript.
Docketed in ink on verso with a summary of the letter; docketed in ink by multiple hands.
From page 16 of Monroe album.
Provenance
Hedwig Elkan.
Summary
Asking what action has been taken by the Massachusetts legislature on a proposed Constitutional amendment to deprive of U. S. citizenship any citizen who accepts a title from a foreign ruler without the consent of Congress.
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