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James Monroe papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 M75
Scope and Contents
Collection contains correspondence from 1783-1831, of James Monroe written from Richmond, Virginia while serving time as governor, Paris while minister to France, London while minister to Great Britain, from Washington, D. C. while Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and from Loudoun County, Virginia after serving as President. Also included is a penciled sketch of Monroe by John Vanderlyn. Subjects covered in the collection include diplomatic service, education (advice to his nephew),...
Dates:
1776-1924; Majority of material found in 1783-1831
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
James Monroe Print and Epitaph
Collection
Identifier: SC 01688
Scope and Contents
Print of James Monroe, fourth president of the United States, accompanied by an epitaph written and signed by "John R. [unreadable]." This epitaph lauds the Monroe Doctrine as the "act or policy" that Monroe will be "best remembered by posterity."
The print contains a copy of Monroe's signature and a small drawing of Monroe's Oak Hill residence in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Dates:
no date
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center