[MADISON, JAMES]

Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of a communication from Mr. Russell to the Secretary of State, connected with the correspondence communicated by his message of the twelfth instant, relative to the pacific advances made on the part of this government, to that of Britain. Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman,1812 (November 18th, 1812). First edition. Modern leather-backed boards. 8 3/4 x 5 inches (23 x 12.5 cm); 15, [1] pp. Leather spine lacking a section. Toned, but generally a clean copy; together with Letter from the Secretary of War: transmitting a statement of the respective numbers of officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers, composing the army of the United States, noting the numbers wanting to complete the present establishment: in obedience to a resolution of the 25th ultimo. December 3d, 1807. Read, and ordered to lie on the table. City of Washington: A. & G. Way, 1807. Inscribed by J. Quincy (possibly John Quincy Adams III) to the W.[adsworth] Athenaum. Modern leather-backed boards. 8 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches (21 x 12 cm); 6, [2] pp. Leather spine defective. Toned, but generally a clean copy.

The first work, addressed to Monroe as Secretary of State, contains an interesting account of overtures for peace that were conveyed to Lord Castlereagh by Jonathan Russell, the acting U.S. ambassador to Britain when war was declared. These were of course unsuccessful, and the War of 1812 continued for several more years until peace was finally established.