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How Governor Strong Responded to British Conditions for Peace

Posted on November 2, 2014 by “Caius”

On October 17, 1814, the day the Massachusetts legislature invited New England states to a convention, newspapers published British conditions for peace.  They were issued August 20 in Ghent.  Governor Strong wrote to Timothy Pickering that the terms seemed reasonable.  … Continue reading →

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