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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Page 65
... received no clear answer from Romanzoff , Bayard would ask for his passport , " leaving to the other [ Adams ] the care of receiving and transmitting the Answer . . . . " Bayard protested that Adams's paragraph made it seem as if he ...
... received no clear answer from Romanzoff , Bayard would ask for his passport , " leaving to the other [ Adams ] the care of receiving and transmitting the Answer . . . . " Bayard protested that Adams's paragraph made it seem as if he ...
Page 83
... received copies of the correspond- ence that had passed between Castlereagh and Monroe and some of that which had been exchanged by the British Foreign Minis- ter and Cathcart . These dispatches did not entirely clarify the mysterious ...
... received copies of the correspond- ence that had passed between Castlereagh and Monroe and some of that which had been exchanged by the British Foreign Minis- ter and Cathcart . These dispatches did not entirely clarify the mysterious ...
Page 87
... received Monroe's most recent and frantic letter , telling him to sail immediately with or without Russell , that that gentleman made his appearance . A few days later the John Adams , Captain Samuel Angus in com- mand , put to sea . It ...
... received Monroe's most recent and frantic letter , telling him to sail immediately with or without Russell , that that gentleman made his appearance . A few days later the John Adams , Captain Samuel Angus in com- mand , put to sea . It ...
Contents
THE WAGES OF WAR AND THE PROMISE OF MEDIATION | 3 |
THE EMPERORS COURT | 25 |
A TANGLED WEB | 43 |
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