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James Monroe

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James Monroe

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Auction Date:2018 Dec 05 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:236 Commercial St., Suite 100, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
LS as secretary of state, signed "Jas. Monroe," one page, 7.75 x 9, November 13, 1812. Letter authorizing the release of captured sailors. In part: "I have to request you to deliver over to the consuls, or other authorised agent, of Sweden and Denmark, persons made captive on board enemy merchant vessels and claiming to be the subjects of either of those powers. Previous to such delivery, however, you are to require from the said consuls or other agents, respectively in every instance, a declaration in writing, that the party to be thus liberated is a subject of the king of Denmark or of the king of Sweden." Affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In very good to fine condition, with toning along folds and edges. This letter dates to just five months after America's declaration of war against England in the War of 1812, in which disputes over merchant shipping, privateering, and the impressment of sailors all played a major role.