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James Monroe Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0017
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the appointment, July 29, 1800, of John Bowyer, Andrew Reid, and John Caruthers as presidential electors; proclamation, March 16, 1802, by Gov. Monroe authorizing the meeting house outside Lexington, Va. as a proper place for holding court (2 copies); and U.S. land grant of 160 acres, April 2, 1818, to Aaron Sanford. All of these documents are signed by Monroe.
Dates:
Inclusive 1800-1818
Millboro and Kerr's Creek Turnpike Company records
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0447
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of an 1836 letter to Stockholders from the company's president, Alexander T. Barclay, and a report signed John C. Bowyer, dated 1838 December 5, to the Board of Public Works. Both of these documents are signed by the authors.
Dates:
Inclusive 1836-1838