[Letters] / Jas. Monroe. [1789-1819]

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[Letters] / Jas. Monroe. [1789-1819]

Letter, 1789 Mar. 10, Richmond [to] Samuel Johnston. Introduces the bearer of the letter, Isaac Coles, to Johnston. Monroe also expresses his sentiments concering the organization of government. -- Letter, 1819 Oct. 6, Oak Hill [to] Sir. Discusses the court-martial of a Lieutenant Levy. -- Letter fragment, with Monroe's signature. The letter was to Herekiah Huntington of Hartford.

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Johnston, Samuel, 1733-1816

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Samuel Johnston (December 15, 1733 – August 17, 1816) was an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Chowan County, North Carolina. He represented North Carolina in both the Continental Congress and as one of the state's first two United States Senators, and he was the sixth Governor of North Carolina. Born in Dundee, Scotland, he came to America with his family in 1736 after his father settled in Onslow County in the Province of North Carolina. Educated in New England, Johnston read law...

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 ...

Coles, Isaac, 1747-1813.

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