James Monroe papers [manuscript] 1648-1831.

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James Monroe papers [manuscript] 1648-1831.

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Materials selected from many record groups which pertain to Monroe and Monroe family, incl. letters, materials from his governorship, land grants and patents, wills, deeds, etc., to be used in the U.Va. microfilm publication James Monroe papers in Virginia repositories.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Virginia state library

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For many years, the Library of Virginia had no definitive home. Valuable early records were kept at Jamestown as early as 1676 and were then moved to the College of William and Mary for a brief period at the century's end. By 1780, extant records were moved to the Capitol in Richmond. Coincidentally, in 1779, the Virginia General Assembly was presented among its legislation, "A Bill for Establishing a Public Library" drawn up by Thomas Jefferson. The Bill provided for 20...

Monroe family.

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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 ...