Dear Sirs and Madams; What I am interested in is how long it took for word that the treaty of Ghent had been accepted by both parties. As we know, the treaty was signed on Dec. 24 but the battle of New Orleans was fought weeks after this event. I am curious to find out how long it took the news to reach key areas in the world such as London, Washington, Halifax, Boston, etc. that the fighting was to cease. All the web sites that I have accessed state that peace was achieved, but not how or when it spread across the continent to stop hostilities. I've even tried accessing archives of newpapers in the areas, but this could prove very expensive as each one charges it own fees. Any assitance will be greatly appreciated. Yours Truly, Brian P. Burnham arsenchr@sympatico.ca

Libraries are good things....Try going to your local Library and asking the Reference Librarian help you find this information. If she doesn't know how, perhaps she can refer you to a library in the area of the Battle of New Orleans and then obtain the books for information you need via inter-library loan. No doubt the Library of Congress has that information and via their website you can post a query which will be answered by one of their librarians. (I don't know website address, but am sure you can find it through a general search engine). Lastly, have you tried the National Archives (NARA) to see what, if any information they have. For sure they have a place where you can post a query too. We had one of their representatives talk to us who said they encourage this type of query. Good hunting. Sandy in Calif. ----- Original Message ----- From: "christine Arsenault" <arsenchr@sympatico.ca> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 1:09 PM Subject: Treaty of Ghent > Dear Sirs and Madams; > > What I am interested in is how long it took for word that the treaty of Ghent had been accepted by both parties. As we know, the treaty was signed on Dec. 24 but the battle of New Orleans was fought weeks after this event. I am curious to find out how long it took the news to reach key areas in the world such as London, Washington, Halifax, Boston, etc. that the fighting was to cease. All the web sites that I have accessed state that peace was achieved, but not how or when it spread across the continent to stop hostilities. I've even tried accessing archives of newpapers in the areas, but this could prove very expensive as each one charges it own fees. Any assitance will be greatly appreciated. > > Yours Truly, > > > Brian P. Burnham > arsenchr@sympatico.ca > > > ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== > This WAR of 1812 List is sponsored by ROOTSWEB > Let them know how much you appreciate our list > by visiting them at: http://www.rootsweb.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >