Washington and Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library Special Collections and Archives
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], James Monroe Paper, WLU Coll 0017, Special Collections, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.
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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: 2
Legal document1800-07-29English.Scope and Contents
This document commissions Bowyer, Caruthers, and Reid as Electors for the County of Rockbridge.
- Text box: 1 folder: 2
Legal document A1802-03-16English.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 B1802-03-16English.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.