Lot 781
Madison, James and James Monroe. Moderately age-toned, with two minuscule areas of paper loss along centerfold. 4th and 5th President of the United States, 1809-1817 and 1817-1825, respectively.
Partially Printed Document Signed by James Madison as President and James Monroe as Secretary of State. One page, oblong Folio on vellum, Washington, DC, January 25, 1812. Being a Land Grant to Mescheck Walker, a corporal in the U.S. Army, of 100 acres in a tract of land reserved for military veterans. The document is unusual in that it explicitly provides land not only for military veterans but also for "…the society of the United Brethren for propagating the gospel among the heathen," clearly a mandate from Congress to accelerate Westward expansion. Fine.
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750.
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| Realized $1,150 |
