President James
Madison submitted a treaty to the US Senate On This Day in 1815 to end the War
of 1812. The Senate however tabled the treaty and recessed for the day. The
treaty was ratified the next day unanimously.
Photo of Madison: Wikipedia, public domain image.
Source:
Jefferson,
Thomas. “The
Papers of Thomas Jefferson: 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815.” Princeton University Press. Pp 267-268.
On
This Day is a prompt I started this month to further explore historical events.
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Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2015
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