John Page letters to James Monroe and an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1792, 1803.

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John Page letters to James Monroe and an unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1792, 1803.

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In a letter to an unidentified recipient, 1792, May 2, Page, Philadelphia, writes about the requested negotiation of some financial business through the offices of either the recipient or Clement Biddle. He writes about the potential sale of 1400 acres of land and mentions his other unencumbered land on the York River which he describes as the "most beautiful Seat in Virg[ini]a with the most elegant House in America thereon" together with livestock and about 120 slaves. He can also offer other acreage in addition to tobacco for security on a requested loan. In a letter, 1803 October 17, to Monroe, Page, Richmond, congratulates Monroe on his safe arrival in England after successful negotiations in France. He has compiled with his request and encloses the Advice of Council given after receiving his letter.

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Page, John, 1744-1808

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John Page (1744 – October 11, 1808) was a figure in early United States history. He served in the U.S. Congress and as Governor of Virginia. From the guide to the Memorandum, 1775, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) John Page was born and lived at Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1763, where he was a friend and the closest college classmate of Thomas Jefferson. He became...

Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814

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Revolutionary patriot. From the description of Document signed : [n.p.], 1792 July 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874585 Army officer and merchant. From the description of Clement Biddle correspondence, 1786. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450649 Biddle informs Wharm that he is going to advertise in Washington and Philadelphia newspapers for a missing letter he sent to Wharm containing two certificates of transfer to General Pinckney. ...

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 ...