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| Date | December 5, 1810 (1810-12-05) |
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| Venue | House Chamber,United States Capitol[1] |
| Location | Washington, D.C.[1] |
| Coordinates | 38°53′23″N77°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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The1810State of the Union Address was given during the first term of PresidentJames Madison, the fourth president of theUnited 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 addressed to the Senate and House of Representatives, it was given right before theWar of 1812 began. It was given to the11th United States Congress, which contains both Houses.
Notably, the President mentioned the overall relations with theBarbary States and Native Americans were improving. The address also contains mention of the state of affairs withSpanish Florida and the President noted that he was in contact with the Spanish Monarchy to discuss land boundaries.[3]
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