Letter From The Secretary Of State To Mr. Monroe, On The Subject Of The Attack On The Chesapeake; The Correspondence Of Mr. Monroe With The British Government; And Also, Mr. Madison s Correspondence With Mr. Rose On The Same Subject. March 23, 1808.

March 23, 1808. Printed by Order of the House of Representatives.

A collection of four pamphlets relating to international law and the violation of American neutrality during the Napoleonic Wars. The correspondence and reports relate specifically to the attack on the American frigate, the Chesapeake, off the coast of Virginia by a British ship of war, the Leopard, in June of 1807, and the impressment of members of its crew into the service of the British Navy. The US endeavored to protect its waters and nationals by passing the Embargo Act of 1807, thereby closing American ports and banning American ships from going to sea. Frequent interception of American ships to impress American citizens was a major cause of the War of 1812.

Part 1. Letter From The Secretary Of State To Mr. Monroe, On The Subject Of The Attack On The Chesapeake; The Correspondence Of Mr. Monroe With The British Government; And Also, Mr. Madison s Correspondence With Mr. Rose On The Same Subject. March 23, 1808.

Part 2 Letters from the Secretary of State to Mr. Monroe on the Subject of Impressments, Also, Extracts from, and Enclosures in, the Letters of Mr. Monroe to the Secretary of State, Prior to the Joint Mission of Him and Mr. Pinkney.

Part 3. Letters from the Secretary of State to Messrs. Monroe and Pinkney, on Subjects Committed to Their Joint Negotiation; with Their Communications to the Secretary of State.

Part 4. Letter from Mr. Monroe to the Secretary of State Dated February 28, 1808.

Tanning and browning to each pamphlet. Preserved in mylar pockets/sleeves.