A circular letter of July 12, 1814, to Beverley Daniel, Marshal of N. C, from the office of the Commissary General of Prisoners in Washington, D.C., discussing U.S. and British prisoners of war during the War of 1812. The letter says that since Great Britain had violated the cartel of 1813 and had been issuing American prisoners inadequate rations, President James Madison had ordered that all non-paroled be placed on half rations in order to induce a change in British policy.
