Sell or Auction Your James Monroe Signed Letter for up to Nearly $5,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions

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James Monroe was the fifth president of the U.S. between 1817-1825, a time when there was much expansion of the country. During his presidency he had a role in arranging the Louisiana Purchase and helped to acquired Florida. Monroe is also remembered for the the Monroe Doctrine that opposed European colonization of the Americas and the controversial Missouri Compromise of 1820.

Below is a recent realized price for a James Monroe signed letter. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:

James Monroe Signed Letter. Sold for nearly $5,000.

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James Monroe Autograph Letter Signed — “…my slaves & other property…afford me great pleasure, to sell them to you…These slaves are mortgaged…to pay a balance due to the bank of Virg’a…”

James Monroe autograph letter signed, dated 16 December 1827, two years after he left the Presidency. Monroe’s financial situation, always strained, became very difficult after he left office when he sold Highland, his plantation in Albemarle County, Virginia. In this letter, written from his home in Oak Hill, Virginia, he is offering for sale, “…my slaves & other property in Albemarle…” The plantation produced tobacco, wheat and grapes for wine, requiring the work of 30 to 40 slaves. Although the former President profited from slavery, he also supported the colonization of freed slaves in Africa. The letter reads in part, “…Mr. Watson…has kindly undertaken to sell for me, my slaves & other property in Albemarle…[I]t will afford me great pleasure, to sell them to you…They are sold, as are all the property I have there, to pay debts, contracted in the long course of my public service…These slaves are mortgaged…to pay a balance due to the bank of Virg’a…” Minor foxing to two-page letter, written front and verso, with some bleedthrough to signature on verso. Measures 7.75″ x 10″. Overall very good. Sold for $9,750.

James Monroe Signed Autograph Letter

James Monroe signed autograph letter four months after he became President. To General Dearborn, former Secretary of War, regarding errors within the constitution and his future plans as stated in his inaugural address. Dated 11 July 1817, marked “private,” reads: “Dearborn / Not knowing whether I shall see you, as I understand you have not arrived here this morning, I enclose to you my [assured] to the address to which you are a party…The Constitution not recognizing a [dislocation] of parties, I have avoided it, but the interpretation is sufficiently plain…” Monroe opposed the 1787 Constitution ratification because it created too strong a central government. Although he voted against ratification, Monroe accepted the new government without misgivings, but his resentments are still present here. He goes on to discuss his future plans, “…I have explained myself fondly, as to the principles, on which I shall act. In this I have followed the spirit of my inaugural address…My best respects to Mrs. Dearborn. In great haste, with sincere respect, I am Dearborn yours…” Ends “James Monroe (signed)” with postscript reading, “I hope that my letter will [?] correctly, as it touches one person that is understanding.” 8″ x 10″, black ink, toning to edges, fold creases, matted nicely in wood frame. Fine. One of the best James Monroe signed letters that we have offered and an important historical document. Sold for $8,915.

James Monroe Autograph Letter Signed as President — Asking for Official Papers to Be Returned — “Dear Sir…requesting you to return certain papers, which you had received from the Department of State…”

James Monroe autograph letter signed and dated, “Washington July 1823” with no specific day. Letter reads in part, “…if i did not entertain a very different view of the night in those papers…I should not have requested you to return them…” Long, handwritten letter, measuring 7.5″ x 9.5″, has portions of cursive crossed out and written over by Monroe. Gilt frame with olive green marble-textured mat measures 24.75″ x 18.5″. Toning and light show-through from writing on verso, otherwise near fine. Also includes portrait engraving. Sold for $2,303.

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Original Scalloped Ships Paper Signed by James Monroe as President & John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State

Scalloped ships paper signed by James Monroe as President and John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State, dated 16 April 1823. Ships paper allows the brig “Francis of Bristol,” commanded by Benjamin W. Bradford, “…mounted with no guns navigated with nine men to pass with her Company Passengers Goods and merchandise without any hindrance…” With two vignettes at top of a lighthouse and a sailboat. Original blindstamped seal intact. Creased document measures 11.5″ x 14.5″ with toning throughout, else very good. Sold for $1,573.

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