Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 11.25 x 18, October 17, 1819. President James Monroe, "in consideration of military service performed by Jeremiah Pickett, a private for three years, and by Thomass Triplett, a Captain for the war, to the United States, in the Virginia Line on Continental Establishment," grants a plot of land "containing One hundred and thirty eight acres situate between the Little Miami and Scioto Rivers, north west of the River Ohio." 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. In fine condition, with a crease to the upper right corner. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA.
The land referred to here, known as the Virginia Military District (in what is now Ohio), consisted of a tract in the southwestern part of the state that contained more than four million acres. General George Washington had enticed residents to join the Continental Army by offering them large bounties in land in exchange for either three years of service, or the duration of the war. After the Revolution, state officials used the land to award claims to veterans in exchange for their military service.
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