1810 State of the Union Address

1810 State of the Union Address

Date	December 5, 1810 (1810-12-05)
Venue	House Chamber, United States Capitol[1]
Location	Washington, D.C.[1] 38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W / 38.88972°N 77.00889°W / 38.88972; -77.00889
Type	State of the Union Address
Participants	James Madison George Clinton Joseph Bradley Varnum
Format	Written
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The 1810 State of the Union Address was given during the first term of President James Madison, the fourth president of the United States. It was given on Wednesday, December 5, 1810 in Washington, D.C. It was "concerning the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France and their dependencies having invited in a new form a termination of their edicts against our neutral commerce."^[2] It was given to the 11th United States Congress.

Notably, the President mentioned the overall relations with the Barbary States and Native Americans were improving. The address also contains mention of the state of affairs with Spanish Florida and the President noted that he was in contact with the Spanish Monarchy to discuss land boundaries.^[3]

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