The Papers of James Monroe

FAIN: RQ-255669-17

University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA 22401-5300)
Daniel F. Preston (Project Director: December 2016 to August 2020)
Robert Karachuk (Project Director: August 2020 to December 2021)

Preparation for publication of volumes 7 and 8 of the papers of James Monroe (1758-1831), fifth President of the United States. (36 months)

The Papers of James Monroe is a documentary editing project sponsored by the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The project is charged with compiling and publishing a ten-volume set of historical documents chronicling the life of James Monroe (1758-1831), the fifth president of the United States (1817-1825). Since the project’s inception in 1990 it has published a two-volume catalogue of Monroe’s papers as well as volumes one to five of the ten-volume set (published by ABC-Clio), with volume six slated for publication in the April 2017. The entire set is scheduled for completion in 2027. Project staff will work on volumes seven and eight during the proposed grant period.

Associated Products

The Papers of James Monroe, vol. 7, Selected Correspondence and Papers, April 1814 – February 1817 (Book)
Title: The Papers of James Monroe, vol. 7, Selected Correspondence and Papers, April 1814 – February 1817
Editor: Daniel Preston (editor)
Editor: Cassandra Good (associate editor)
Editor: Robert Karachuk (assistant editor)
Editor: Heidi Stello (editorial assistant)
Abstract: Volume Seven of the Papers of James Monroe covers the period from April 1814 to February 1817, when Monroe served as secretary of state and for a time secretary of war in the administration of James Madison. The focus is the War of 1812. The volume documents Monroe’s continued advocacy of a vigorous prosecution of the war, the active measures that he took during the British attack on Washington, his steady supervision of the war effort during the closing months of the conflict, and his reorganization of the army and military academy for peacetime. It also documents his encouragement of the negotiations with Great Britain that resulted in the Treaty of Ghent, his work to normalize relations with European powers in the wake of the Napoleonic wars, and his role in the Anglo-American negotiations that produced the Rush-Bagot Treaty, which provided for disarmament of the Great Lakes. The political highlight of this volume is Monroe’s quiet campaign for the presidency.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1196321173
Primary URL Description: WorldCat (OCLC No. 1196321173)
Secondary URL: https://products.abc-clio.com/abc-cliocorporate/product.aspx?pc=B5565C
Secondary URL Description: ABC-CLIO (ISBN 978-0-313-31984-6 [print])
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, Greenwood
Type: Scholarly Edition
ISBN: 9780313319846
Copy sent to NEH?: Yes

The Papers of James Monroe, vol. 7, Selected Correspondence and Papers, April 1814 – February 1817 (Book)
Title: The Papers of James Monroe, vol. 7, Selected Correspondence and Papers, April 1814 – February 1817
Editor: Daniel Preston (editor)
Editor: Cassandra Good (associate editor)
Editor: Robert Karachuk (assistant editor)
Editor: Heidi Stello (editorial assistant)
Abstract: Volume Seven of the Papers of James Monroe covers the period from April 1814 to February 1817, when Monroe served as secretary of state and for a time secretary of war in the administration of James Madison. The focus is the War of 1812. The volume documents Monroe’s continued advocacy of a vigorous prosecution of the war, the active measures that he took during the British attack on Washington, his steady supervision of the war effort during the closing months of the conflict, and his reorganization of the army and military academy for peacetime. It also documents his encouragement of the negotiations with Great Britain that resulted in the Treaty of Ghent, his work to normalize relations with European powers in the wake of the Napoleonic wars, and his role in the Anglo-American negotiations that produced the Rush-Bagot Treaty, which provided for disarmament of the Great Lakes. The political highlight of this volume is Monroe’s quiet campaign for the presidency.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1152328511
Primary URL Description: WorldCat (OCLC No. 1152328511)
Secondary URL: https://products.abc-clio.com/abc-cliocorporate/product.aspx?pc=B5565C
Secondary URL Description: ABC-CLIO (ISBN 978-1-4408-578 [ebook])
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, Greenwood
Type: Scholarly Edition
ISBN: 9781440857850
Copy sent to NEH?: No

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