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| w: [-] James Monroe Military Land Grant Signed [American President]
Signed "James Monroe", as President, and "Josiah Meigs", as Commissioner of the General Land Office. One page on vellum, with "Militi Forti Et Fideli" engraving, with white wafer land office seal. Grant to Solomon Shaner of one hundred sixty acres in Illinois. July 28, 1818. 25.4 x 33 cm.
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| James Madison, James Monroe Mediterranean Ship’s Passport Signed [American President] [Maritime Document]
Document signed "James Madison" as President and "Jas Monroe" as Secretary of State; November 07, 1811. One page on parchment with scalloped top with engraved pictures of sailing ship and lighthouse, with white paper seal of the United States.
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| James Monroe Manuscript Letter Signed Regarding "Gabriel’s Insurrection" x: [American President]
Signed “Jas. Monroe”, as Governor of Virginia. Two pages. February 10, 1802, Richmond, Virginia. 7.25 x 8.75 inches. An excellent letter related to a significant event during Monroe’s governorship.
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| James Monroe Land Grant Signed [American President]
Signed “James Monroe”, as President, and “Geo:[rge] Graham”, as Commissioner of the General Land Office. One page on vellum with white wafer land office seal. May 24, 1824. Fine condition. Top right margin has 1/2 inch diagonal piece missing, well clear of text. B3/7. 35.4 x 25.3 cm.
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| James Monroe Land Grant Signed [American President]
Signed "James Monroe", as President, and "Josiah Meigs", as Commissioner of the General Land Office. One page on vellum with "Militi Forti Et Fideli" engraving, with white paper land office seal. Grant to Joseph Herndon of three hundred seventy acres in Illinois. January 7, 1818. 31.8 x 22.9 cm.
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| [P] James Monroe as President and John Quincy Adams Signed Patent for Improvement in Machine for Cutting straw, hay, stalks & other kinds of fodder, for cattle; for cutting rags and ropes for paper-making; & also tobacco for smoking [American President] [Science & Technology]
Document signed "James Monroe" as President and "John Quincy Adams" as Secretary of State, and "W[illia]m Wirt" as Attorney General; Washington, D.C., February 13, 1818, one page, vellum, with white paper presidential seal and ribbon. Includes a two page description of the invention. To Alpheus Bigelow. A rare paper & tobacco related patent!
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| James Monroe Signed Military Commission [American President] [Maritime Document]
Document signed "James Monroe" as President and "B[enjamin] W. Crowninshield" as Secretary of the Navy; January 1, 1818, one page on vellum, with large embossed Navy Department seal.
"Know Ye, That reposing special trust and confidence in the Patriotism, Valor, Fidelity, and Abilities of Theodorus Bailey, Jr., I do appoint him a Midshipman in the Navy of the United States."
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| ww: James Monroe as President and John Quincy Adams Signed Patent for Improvement in Archimedian Screws [American President] [Science & Technology]
Document signed "James Monroe" as President and "John Quincy Adams" as Secretary of State, and "W[illia]m Wirt" as Attorney General to James Cooper; Washington, D.C., December 14, 1819, one page, vellum, with white paper presidential seal and ribbon. Includes a one-half page description of the invention: “The improvement consists in doubling the spiral chamber that carries the water, instead of its being a single channel, as is the case in the Archimedian Screw.”
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| [P] James Monroe as President and John Quincy Adams Signed Patent for Improvement in the Thrashing Machine [American President] [Science & Technology]
Document signed "James Monroe" as President and " John Quincy Adams" as Secretary of State, and "W[illia]m Wirt" as Attorney General to Andrew Noble; Washington, D.C., January 12, 1824, one page, vellum, with white paper presidential seal and ribbon. Includes a three and one-half page description of the invention, signed by the inventor.
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| [P] James Madison and James Monroe Patent Signed for Improvement on a Machine for Shearing Cloth [American President] [Science & Technology]
Document signed "James Madison", as President, "Jas. Monroe", as Secretary of State, and "W[illiam]Pinkney", as Attorney General to George Booth. One page on vellum with white paper presidential seal and ribbon. Includes a description of the invention, signed by the inventor. October 13, 1812, Washington, D.C. 30.3 x 36.5 cm.
| | | | | James Madison and James Monroe Privateers Commission Document Signed [American President]
War of 1812. Document signed “James Madison” as President and “Jas. Monroe” as Secretary of State; November 13, 1812.
Partial Transcript: “I have Commissioned... the private armed Schooner called the Rossie...mounting five carriage guns and navigated by Thirty five men... to subdue, seize and take any armed or unarmed British vessel, public or private... to bring within some port of the United States...”.
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| [P] James Madison and James Monroe Signed Patent for a Vibrating Shearing Machine [American President] [Science & Technology]
Document signed James Madison, as President, and James Monroe as Secretary of State, to David Dewey, December 7, 1814, two pages.
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| James Monroe as President and John Quincy Adams Signed Patent for Improvement in the Machine for Planting Indian Corn [American President] [Science & Technology]
Document signed "James Monroe" as President and "John Quincy Adams" as Secretary of State, and "W[illia]m Wirt" as Attorney General to Andrew Cock; Washington, D.C., March 20, 1821, one page on vellum, with embossed white wafer and red wax presidential seal, and ribbon. Includes a two and one-quarter page description of the invention, signed by the inventor.
| | | | | [P] James Madison and James Monroe Signed Patent for a Method of Drawing and Curing Cancer [American President] [Science & Technology]
This extremely rare 1815 medical patent is accompanied by a one-half page description of the invention: “A Liquid... is extracted by boiling from the Ashes of the Bark of Red Oak, Spanish Oak and Hickory... The said [liquid] is applied to the cancer on the human body and repeated until the cancer Tumour [sic.] is destroyed.” To Jacob Ware, September 20, 1815. One-and-a-half pages.
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| James Monroe Condemns Internal Improvements as Unconstitutional: "I Consider It My Duty to Take My Stand Against the Powers of the Federal Government" [American President]
Autograph Letter Signed ("James Monroe") as President, to unidentified recipient; Washington, DC, July 9, 1821.
Provenance: Acquired from Christie’s auction, The Forbes Collection.
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