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A Rare United States War Department Document Signed by James Monroe, later 5th President of...

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A Rare United States War Department Document Signed by James Monroe, later 5th President of the United States of America

A War Department Document, dated 17 December 1814, appointing George Helmbold a Second Lieutenant in the 13th Infantry, and signed ‘Jas Monroe’ in his dual capacity of Secretary of State and Secretary of State for War , at a critical juncture in the War of 1812, folded and torn in parts with a section at the bottom missing, therefore fair condition, but the signature and written details crisp and clear £300-£400

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James Monroe (1758-1831) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, who served simultaneously as Secretary of State and Secretary of State for War during the latter stages of he War of 1812. Elected President in the 1816 presidential election, and re-elected in 1820, he served as the 5th President of the United States of America from March 1817 to March 1825, the last of the Founding Fathers to serve as President.
A Rare United States War Department Document Signed by James Monroe, later 5th President of the United States of America

A War Department Document, dated 17 December 1814, appointing George Helmbold a Second Lieutenant in the 13th Infantry, and signed ‘Jas Monroe’ in his dual capacity of Secretary of State and Secretary of State for War , at a critical juncture in the War of 1812, folded and torn in parts with a section at the bottom missing, therefore fair condition, but the signature and written details crisp and clear £300-£400

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James Monroe (1758-1831) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, who served simultaneously as Secretary of State and Secretary of State for War during the latter stages of he War of 1812. Elected President in the 1816 presidential election, and re-elected in 1820, he served as the 5th President of the United States of America from March 1817 to March 1825, the last of the Founding Fathers to serve as President.

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