Sale 2461 - Autographs, November 7, 2017

114 MONROE AND ADAMS RECOGNIZING BRITISH CONSUL 114 c   MONROE, JAMES. Document Signed, as President, recognizing George Manners as British Consul (“Consul of His Britannick Majesty”) for the state of Massachusetts. Countersigned by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams. 1 page, folio, with integral blank; short closed separations at fold intersections, minor offsetting from seal, faint scattered staining, paper seal intact. Washington, 29 October 1817 [1,500/2,500] 115 c   MONROE, JAMES. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, land deed granting 100 acres in Ohio to an assignee of Eliphaz Mitchell “who was a private in the second Regiment of the late Massachusetts Line.” Countersigned by Josiah Meigs. 9x12 inches; deep folds, minor staining at all edges, paper seal intact. Washington, 22 August 1820 [350/500] 116 c   MONROE, JAMES. Autograph Document Signed, as President, a draft on the Bank of the United States in the amount of $100 to John Coburn. 1 / 2 page, 6x7 1 / 2 inches; cancellation slices touching “Ja” of signature and few words of text with minor loss, cello tape at upper edge and lower center, moderate staining along lower edge, Coburn’s receipt signature on verso. Washington, 12 February 1825 [300/400]