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The President, on the treaty ending the War of 1812...   Andrew Jackson's letter of praise to his soldiers at New Orleans...
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The President, on the treaty ending the War of 1812... Andrew Jackson's letter of praise to his soldiers at New Orleans...

Item # 716024 ·
MIDDLESEX GAZETTE, Middletown, Connecticut, March 2, 1815  The front page has a message from the President to Congress beginning: "I lay before Congress copies of the treaty of peace & amity between the United States and his Britannic Majesty, which was signed by he Commissioners of both parties at Ghent on the 24th of December, 1814..." with much more, signed in type: James Madison.
Page 2 has: "Character of Bonaparte" taking over a full column. Then an: "Address" Directed by Maj. Gen. Jackson to read at the head of each of the corps composing the liner below New Orleans, Jan. 21, 1815". It begins: "Citizens and Fellow-Soldiers--The enemy has retreated & your general has now leisure to proclaim to the world what he has noticed with admiration and pride--your undaunted courage your patriotism and patience, uncer hardships and fatigues..." with much more.
Also inside: "Arrival Of Commodore Decatur". 
Four pages, very nice condition.
 

Item from our most recent catalog - #368 - released for July, 2026

Category: War of 1812
Price
$33
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.