James Monroe PapersWLU.Coll.0017

James Monroe PapersWLU.Coll.0017


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Washington and Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library Special Collections and Archives

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Repository
Washington and Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library Special Collections and Archives
Identification
WLU.Coll.0017
Title
James Monroe Papers Inclusive 1800-1818
Quantity
4 Item, 2 folders
Creator
Monroe, James
Language
English .

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

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Biographical / Historical

James Monroe was the Governor of Virginia, 1799-1802, 1811.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes the appointment, July 29, 1800, of John Bowyer, Andrew Reid, and John Caruthers as presidential electors; proclamation, March 16, 1802, by Gov. Monroe authorizing the meeting house outside Lexington, Va. as a proper place for holding court (2 copies); and U.S. land grant of 160 acres, April 2, 1818, to Aaron Sanford. All of these documents are signed by Monroe.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Bowyer, John, General
  • Caruthers, John
  • Courthouses
  • Elections
  • Electoral college
  • Land grants
  • Legal documents
  • Reid, Andrew Franklin
  • Sanford, Aaron
  • Virginia -- Lexington

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Bowyer, John, General
  • Caruthers, John
  • Monroe, James
  • Reid, Andrew Franklin
  • Sanford, Aaron

Container List

Text box: 1 folder: 1
Control folder
English.
Text box: 1 folder: 2
Miscellaneous Legal Documents
English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 2
    Legal document
    1800-07-29English.
    Scope and Contents

    This document commissions Bowyer, Caruthers, and Reid as Electors for the County of Rockbridge.

  • Text box: 1 folder: 2
    Legal document A
    1802-03-16English.
    Scope and Contents

    This document proclaims that the Courts will use the local meeting house following the destruction of the Courthouse of the County of Rockbridge by fire.

  • Text box: 1 folder: 2
    Legal document B
    1802-03-16English.
    Scope and Contents

    This document proclaims that the Courts will use the local meeting house following the destruction of the Courthouse of the County of Rockbridge by fire.