Excerpt: "It is with great satisfaction I inform you that a Treaty of peace was concluded between the United States and Great Britain at Ghent on the 24th day of December last. A copy of this Treaty was received to day by Mr. Carroll; has been examined by the President, and will I have no doubt be ratified. I give you this information that hostilities may immediately cease between our troops and those of Great Britain."

Excerpt: "It is with great satisfaction that I inform you of my having received this day official advices of the ratification and interchange of the treaty of peace between the United States and Great Brittain. A copy of the treaty and of the ratification will be presented to you by major woodruff of the 3d Infty, who will express to you more fully than I can in the compass of a letter those sentiments which the new state of things between the two nations inspires."

This collection contains congressional publications, including debates, bills, laws, and journals.

The American State Papers contains a copy of the Treaty of Ghent, as well as additional Congressional documents from this time period related to foreign relations and Great Britain.

The appendix of the Annals of Congress from the 13th Congress, 3rd Session, contains additional Congressional documents from 1814 and 1815 concerning the War of 1812 and peace negotiations with Great Britain.

Exhibition that examines U.S. and British relations from the early 19th Century to the end of World War II. The exhibition includes documents, cartoons and pictures from the War of 1812.

Contains an announcement that the Treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24, 1814.

Reprints a copy of the Treaty of Ghent.

President Madison discussed the Treaty of Ghent and other related news in a letter to Adams

President Madison discussed the Treaty of Ghent and other international news in a letter to Jefferson.

Jefferson wrote about the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent in this letter to William H. Crawford. The main body of the letter was written on February 14, 1815, a day before he was notified by James Monroe that a peace treaty with Great Britain had been signed. Jefferson then added a postscript to his letter announcing the news of the treaty.

Excerpt: "It is with infinite satisfaction that I inform you of the arrival of Mr. Carroll, yesterday from Ghent, with a treaty of peace between the UStates & G. Britain which was concluded on the 24 of Decr last. It is in all respects honorable to our country."

On June 18, 1812, President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the beginning of the War of 1812.

British troops landed at Benedict, Maryland on the shores of the Patuxent River on August 19, 1814. A few days later, the British set fire to the White House, the Capitol, and many of the other public buildings in Washington.

The British bombardment of Fort McHenry inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner" on September 13, 1814.

On January 8, 1815, Major General Andrew Jackson led a small, poorly-equipped army to victory against eight thousand British troops at the Battle of New Orleans. The victory made Jackson a national hero. Although the American victory was a big morale boost for the young nation, its military significance was minimal as it occurred after the signing (although before ratification) of the Treaty of Ghent that officially ended the war between the U.S. and Great Britain. The battle was fought before word of the Treaty reached the respective armies in the field.