Lot 63
Monroe, James (1758-1831)., 5th president of the U.S. (1817-1825), proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine (1823) opposing European colonization in the Americas.
DS as president, 15½" x 10", Washington, 1819 Sept 17. Presidential appointment of Abraham L. Sands as "Captain in the Corps of Artillery", countersigned "J.C. Calhoun" as Secretary of War, Very Good. Matted with engraved portraits of both Monroe and Calhoun above engraved steel biographical plaques, framed to an overall 45½" x 28½".
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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