MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING A LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE, TO MR. MONROE, ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ATTACK ON THE CHESAPEAKE; ALSO, MR. MONROE'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, AND MR. MADISON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR. ROSE, ON THE SAME SUBJECT. MARCH 22, 1808. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE SENATE.

Washington: Printed by R.C. Weightman, 1808. 86pp, stitched, untrimmed, lightly age-toned. Top edges of leaves clipped closely [page number occasionally affected]. Else Very Good. A compilation of diplomatic correspondence concerning the British ship Leopard's attack on the U.S.S. Chesapeake in 1807, one of several preludes to the War of 1812. AI 16474 [6]. Item #23566

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