History of the Second War Between the United States of America and Great Britain: Declared by Act of Congress, the 18th of June, 1812, and Concluded by Peace, the 15th of February, 1815, Volume 2Lippincott, Grambo & Company, 1852 - United States |
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... Territorial— Castlereagh at Ghent - British Demands increased - Rupture threatened— Suspension of Conferences - Correspondence - American Terms proposed , 24th of August - British Terms , 13th of October - Uti Possidetis - Rejected by ...
... Territorial— Castlereagh at Ghent - British Demands increased - Rupture threatened— Suspension of Conferences - Correspondence - American Terms proposed , 24th of August - British Terms , 13th of October - Uti Possidetis - Rejected by ...
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... Territorial - Castlereagh at Ghent - British Demands increased - Rupture threatened - Suspension of Conferences- Correspondence - American Terms proposed 24th of August - British Terms 13th of October - Uti possidetis - Rejected by the ...
... Territorial - Castlereagh at Ghent - British Demands increased - Rupture threatened - Suspension of Conferences- Correspondence - American Terms proposed 24th of August - British Terms 13th of October - Uti possidetis - Rejected by the ...
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... territories , re- stricting our commerce , punishing , reducing , and humbling the United States . Our original ... territorial issues , would supersede the marine controversies , no.
... territories , re- stricting our commerce , punishing , reducing , and humbling the United States . Our original ... territorial issues , would supersede the marine controversies , no.
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... territorial issues , would supersede the marine controversies , no instructions were given to our ministers as to any other than the latter topics . In January , 1814 , although the nego- tiation was deprived of Russian countenance ...
... territorial issues , would supersede the marine controversies , no instructions were given to our ministers as to any other than the latter topics . In January , 1814 , although the nego- tiation was deprived of Russian countenance ...
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... territories by reduction of one - third , to set up their Indian borderers as intestine tormentors , to dictate such a peace as should deter and disable this country from ever again venturing war with that . From such an enemy to extort ...
... territories by reduction of one - third , to set up their Indian borderers as intestine tormentors , to dictate such a peace as should deter and disable this country from ever again venturing war with that . From such an enemy to extort ...
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