By The President Of The United States Of America A Proclamation Whereas The Enemy By A Sudden

by James Madison General Alexander Macomb

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Washington, D.C., 1 September 1814 and Plattsburgh, NY, 10 September 1814 for integral ms. letter . Bifolium, 10” x 8.125”, 1 printed page, blank , integral 2 pp. autograph letter, signed by Macomb; addressed to “Maj Genl Mooers Cmg the Militia”; docketed, evidently by Mooers, “Letter from Gel Macomb Sept 10 1814”; additionally docketed in a later hand in blue pencil: “Proclamation of President Madison Capture of Washington destruction of public

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