THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
MONROE, James (1758-1831), President. Autograph check signed ("Jas Monroe") as Secretary of State to William Whannley(?), Cashier of the Bank of Columbia, [Washington, D.C.], 26 October 1816. 1 page, oblong (3 x 7 1/8 in.). A good example.
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MONROE, James (1758-1831), President. Autograph check signed ("Jas Monroe") as Secretary of State to William Whannley(?), Cashier of the Bank of Columbia, [Washington, D.C.], 26 October 1816. 1 page, oblong (3 x 7 1/8 in.). A good example.
JUST BEFORE HIS ELECTION TO THE WHITE HOUSE. Only days before his election as President and five months before he took the oath of office, the future President directs the bank to "Pay to E. J. Weisshoff the sum of $140.00 to my account."
JUST BEFORE HIS ELECTION TO THE WHITE HOUSE. Only days before his election as President and five months before he took the oath of office, the future President directs the bank to "Pay to E. J. Weisshoff the sum of $140.00 to my account."