Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 9.5, December 1817. Desirable military land grant by which President Monroe, "in pursuance of the Acts of Congress appropriating and granting Land to the Army of the United States," grants Smith Copeland, "late a private in the thirty first regiment of Infantry," a 160-acre tract of land in the Territory of Illinois. Boldly signed at the conclusion by President James Monroe and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office Josiah Meigs. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact. In fine condition, with light toning and soiling.
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