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December 24, 1814:
The peace treaty was signed in the City of Ghent in Belgium on Christmas Eve, 1814. Word of the treaty found its way to the citizens of the nation at the speed of the times. The New York Gazette published the story of Sunday, February 12. Philadelphia picked it up on Monday. In Annapolis, The Maryland Gazette announced the news in its edition on Thursday February 16, 1815. |