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Lot 431
Sale 654 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
May 1, 2019
9:59AM CT
Live / Chicago
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MONROE, James (1758-1831), President. Autograph free frank ("Free James Monroe"), on folded cover addressed in his hand. To General Thomas S. Jesup, Washington, D.C., 1827.
83 x 130 mm folded, manuscript "Aldi, Octr. 16th" postmark, Monroe's wax seal mostly intact on verso, note in another hand, center portion slightly toned.
Jesup was appointed Quartermaster General on 8 May 1818 by Monroe; he is known as the "Father of the Modern Quartermaster Corps."