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1816 March 7 . James Monroe ALS to John Mason; Washington.

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Box 5
Abstract:
Regarding impressment and start of war; he recounts communication with Beasley during the war "stating that our impressed seamen had been delivered over, from differing frigates, to rescue them from the…fighters against their country, & [lodged] in prison." Many of them were imprisoned in Dartmoor, and the British government had demanded their release.
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Collection

War of 1812 collection, 1806-1860
Total components 333
Last indexed 2024-06-25