Washington, (D.C.), January 5, 1819. 3 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (82 x 200 mm). Autograph check, signed by Monroe as President, made payable to his younger brother, Joseph J. Monroe for $1,000, and drawn on the bank of Columbia; endorsed on verso by Joseph Monroe; cancellation slits at bottom; creasing from original folds. Lot includes an engraved portrait of Monroe.