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JAMES MONROE

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JAMES MONROE
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>JAMES MONROE </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>(1758-1831). The country’s fifth President (1817-25) noted for his 1823 Monroe Doctrine, a warning to European countries to stay out of the affairs of the free nations of the western hemisphere. ADS “<i>Jas. Monroe</i>,” 1p, oblong 16mo, Washington, Oct 26, 1812, a manuscript draft ordering that “<i>Mr. Smith will be so good as to pay Messrs. Varden & Hodges one hundred dolrs.</i>..” Boldly penned and signed. Endorsed on verso. Slit cancellations of no affect; o/w Fine.</span></p>