Showing posts with label Presidents. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Presidents. Show all posts
Saturday, December 5, 2020

Peaceful Coercison By Embargo

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Source December 1807 - Thomas Jefferson attempts "peaceful coercion" of the British with his embargo but it results in econo...
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Monday, November 23, 2020

Vice President Elbridge Gerry

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

From The Writings Of James Madison

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Memoir Of Alexander Macomb

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Shortly after Macomb had entered the encampment beyond the Alleghany, an incident occurred which came near doing him a serious injury. ...
Sunday, June 7, 2020

Joseph H. Nicholson Presided

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"Early in 1812 the advocates of war determined on a public expression of their opinions, and on May 16 a called meeting was held at th...
Thursday, May 14, 2020

Charles J. Ingersoll, Historian

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Charles Jared Ingersoll papers Collection 1812 ©  The Historical Society of Pennsylvania "Lawyer, politician, and author C...
Sunday, April 12, 2020

Captain John Whistler In The Van Buren Papers

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Calendar of the papers of Martin Van Buren ... ,   By Library of Congress. Manuscript Division, Elizabeth Howard West:
Friday, February 28, 2020

The Diplomatic Policy Of Mr. Madison Unveiled

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Source "The Political History of Mr. Madison will be first and briefly discussed m order to shew us what we had a right to expect...
Friday, August 23, 2019

James Madison Letter Of August 23rd

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Source Letter From Auction House Brochure
Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Zachary Taylor's Early Career

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Source Colonel Taylor destined his son William for the Army, while Zachary was to be a farmer. The former died soon after entering th...
Friday, August 17, 2018

View Of The War

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The life and times of Martin Van Buren: the correspondence of his friends . ..  By William Lyon Mackenzie "Col. Wm. Duane, the...
Sunday, June 10, 2018

Call For Additional Troops

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Monday, December 7, 2015

Thoughts Of War Compared To 1940

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Napoleon Excerpts from a book published Christmas, 1940  [before a " date that will live in infamy" and the Declaration O...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

William Lambert, Secret Agent

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Below is an item found in the War of 1812 Papers of the Department of State: REPORTS OF WILLIAM LAMBERT, SECRET AGENT. l8l3- His repor...
Thursday, June 4, 2015

Bissell And The Louisiana Territory

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Louisiana Territory Upon the purchase of the province of Louisiana from France, President Jefferson appointed [Daniel] Bissell as mil...
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Colonel William Russel

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Present Day Peoria, Illinois Source "...Colonel Russel himself, one of the heroes of King's Mountain , was leading an ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Pre-War Leanings Of Jacob Barker

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Map During Pre-War And War Of 1812 Era From  Incidents in the life of Jacob Barker, of New Orleans, Louisiana...: Political...
Sunday, March 8, 2015

Rights Of Belligerents And Neutrals

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The Naval War of 1812: Events of 1812-13 ,   By Theodore Roosevelt:
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Inferior To None

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Statue Of General Jackson In New Orleans In fact, it might be contended that the battles of Plattsburg and New Orleans, in both of wh...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

By Order Of The President?

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Source Taken from Opinions of attorneys general ..., the Opinion of 25 January 1821: After the opinion I had the honor to expres...