Henry letters

Henry letters

The Henry Letters were created by a fraudster named John Henry. [ [http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38087 Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online] ] The letters reflected that the British government operating in Canada had employed him to try to persuade the New England states to leave the United States and join Canada. A bundle of letters was sold to President James Madison for $50,000. The letters were fraudulent, but both the President of the United States and the United States Congress were deceived, increasing tensions with the United Kingdom before the War of 1812. [ [http://www.libarts.ucok.edu/history/faculty/roberson/course/1483/suppl/chpX/JohnHenry.htm University of Central Oklahoma - John Henry] ]

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*Origins of the War of 1812

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