Description:
Monroe, James (1758-1831) Land Deed, Signed, 14 July 1819.
Single parchment sheet, printed, sealed, signed, completed by hand. For sale of land in the territory northwest of Ohio, above the mouth of the Kentucky River. With old folds, inscriptions faded, some toning and wear, rumpled beneath the velvet mat, mounted and framed with a portrait of Monroe, 7 3/4 x 12 in., 26 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. overall.
Estimate $300-400
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