The Peace of Christmas EveDiplomatic and political background of the War of 1812, and the negotiations behind the Treaty of Ghent. Includes text of treaty. |
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... London . And that responsibility was onerous . London , in the spring of 1814 , was not a salutary place for ministers representing the re- bellious ex - colonies of America . Gallatin and Bayard set foot in Harwich three days after ...
... London . And that responsibility was onerous . London , in the spring of 1814 , was not a salutary place for ministers representing the re- bellious ex - colonies of America . Gallatin and Bayard set foot in Harwich three days after ...
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... London similarly convinced and without any official word from the English on the subject . A letter from Beasley , written in early February , had arrived in Amsterdam in March , saying that a member of the Foreign Office had evidenced ...
... London similarly convinced and without any official word from the English on the subject . A letter from Beasley , written in early February , had arrived in Amsterdam in March , saying that a member of the Foreign Office had evidenced ...
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... London , 1838 . Supplementary Despatches , Correspondence , and Memo- randa , vol . 9. Ed . Arthur R. Wellesley , 2nd Duke of Wellington . London , 1858-1872 . General Works Adams , Henry . History of the United States of America During ...
... London , 1838 . Supplementary Despatches , Correspondence , and Memo- randa , vol . 9. Ed . Arthur R. Wellesley , 2nd Duke of Wellington . London , 1858-1872 . General Works Adams , Henry . History of the United States of America During ...
Contents
THE WAGES OF WAR AND THE PROMISE OF MEDIATION | 3 |
THE EMPERORS COURT | 25 |
A TANGLED WEB | 43 |
Copyright | |
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