Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13 x 9.5, October 6, 1817. Desirable military land grant by which President Monroe, "in pursuance of the Acts of Congress appropriating and granting Land to the late Army of the United States," grants Christiana Andrews, heir of Christopher Bashadore, a "certain Tract of Land, containing one hundred & sixty acres…in the Territory of Illinois." 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 fully intact. Mounted, matted, and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 27 x 21. In fine condition, with scattered soiling.
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