Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11.5 x 8.25, October 3, 1818. President Monroe grants "Jeremiah Clements, father and heir at law of William Clements, deceased, late a private in Crooker's Company of the Ninth Regiment of Infantry, a certain Tract of Land, containing One hundred & Sixty Acres…in the Territory of Illinois." Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Monroe and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office Josiah Meigs. The white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains intact, as does its rare General Land Office tag offering "A Map of the Bounty Lands" for a price of one dollar. Matted and framed with two plaques and a portrait to an overall size of 30.5 x 20.5. In very good to fine condition, with heavy intersecting folds, and some scattered creasing and soiling.
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