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JAMES MONROE 3rd person ALS, signed twice in the text as "Mr Monroe", as U.S. Minister to England...

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JAMES MONROE 3rd person ALS, signed twice in the text as  Mr Monroe , as U.S. Minister to England...
JAMES MONROE 3rd person ALS, signed twice in the text as "Mr Monroe", as U.S. Minister to England, 2pp (single sheet), July 13, 1807, 8vo, to Lord Holland. "Mr Monroe presents his best respects to Lord Holland and is sorry to inform him that Mr Purviance [?] has not arrived in town & will not till tomorrow evening or the next day. An ill founded suspician that some of the seamen were sick of a contagious disease is the cause of the delay, but orders are issued for permitting him to land & come to London. Mr Monroe has the pleasure to inform Lord Holland that Mr Pinkney & he propose waiting on his Lordship tomorrow between 12 & 1 for the purpose of presenting to him two of his young countrymen. He begs however that this may not detain his Lordship at home sho[ul]d he have any other engagement..." Some wrinkling, o/w VG. $1,500-2,500