1To James Madison from the Inhabitants of Plymouth, Massachusetts, 20 July 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
20 July 1812. Submit “the following memorial,” which “was unanimously adopted and voted to be … forwarded to the president of the United States.” “The inhabitants of the town of Plymouth in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in legal town meeting assembled, respectfully shew. “That having recently united with their fellow-citizens in the vicinity, in memorializing congress, upon the menacing...