Manuscripts (collection), 1789-1827.

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Manuscripts (collection), 1789-1827.

This collection includes the following items: 1.) Letter of James Monroe to Larkin Stanard, 1 March 1789. 2.) Letter of James Monroe to Capt. Alden Partridge, 16 April 1827. 3.) Commission of Appointment of Abraham Wendell as 3rd lieutenant of U.S. Army Corps of Artillery. 4.) Land warrant granting 160 acres in Arkansas (territory) to Adam Wart, 15 April 1822. 5.) A copy of a report to the U.S. Secretary of War, 11 March 1815, regarding compensation relative to the participation of the Six Nations (Iroquois Indians) on behalf of the United States during the War of 1812,

5 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6795475

New York State Library

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Partridge, Alden, 1785-1854

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U.S. Army officer, engineer, educator, and state legislator from Vermont. From the description of Alden Partridge papers, 1807-1959 (bulk 1817-1842). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980270 Military educator. From the description of Letter, 1829. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38744853 Captain Partridge, of Vermont, was employed to conduct expert military instruction in1834. From the description of Papers of Alden Partridge, 1...

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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James Monroe, fifth president of the United States of America (b. April 28, 1758, Monroe Hall, Virginia-d. July 4, 1831, New York, New York) fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and he practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a young politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, he was elected United States Senator. As Minister to France in 1794-1796, Monroe showed strong ...