Jay Johns Collection of James Monroe Papers Guide to the Jay Johns Collection of James Monroe Papers Mss. 68 M75

Guide to the Jay Johns Collection of James Monroe Papers Mss. 68 M75


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. 68 M75
Title
Jay Johns Collection of James Monroe Papers 1780-1834
Quantity
84.00 Linear Feet
Quantity
Creator
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Creator
Johns, Jay Winston Jr.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Jay Johns Collection of James Monroe Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gifts received as Acc. 1969.03, 1971.03, and 1976.23.


Biographical Information:

James Monroe (April 28, 1758 - July 4, 1831) was the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825). He played a leading role in the War of 1812 as secretary of war and secretary of state under James Madison. Monroe attended the College of William and Mary from 1774 through 1776. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki- scdb.swem.wm.edu.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and other material, 1780-1834, by, to, and concerning James Monroe.  See inventory link (below) for folder list.

Related Material

Related collections are; the James Monroe Papers (Mss. 39.1 M75), Monroe Papers, Ashlawn (Mss. Acc. 2003.09), the James Monroe (1799-1870) Family Papers (Mss. 83 M75), and the Monroe Family Papers (Mss. 82 M75), all at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Subjects and Indexing Terms


General

Other Information:

A PDF document of this inventory is available online. Clan Munro has provided funding for the conservation of many of these documents.

Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/69_M75_Jay_Johns_Monroe_Collection.pdf

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id301634
Oath of allegiance to the United States
1778 May 16
Scope and Contents

Signed by James Monroe.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id301636
Personal Correspondence, 1780-1792
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id301648
An Act concerning Escheats and Forfeitures from British subjects
1786 May 29
Scope and Contents

Signed by James Monroe.

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id301650
Land grant to James Monroe for 4,584 acres of land in Fayette County, Kentucky
1786 November 14
Scope and Contents

Signed by Patrick Henry. Document Signed. (Was previously Folder 4.)

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id301652
Personal Correspondence
1794-1800
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id301672
Letter of the Speakers of the House of Delegates and of the Senate, signed by James Monroe
1801 December 7
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7 id301674
Personal Correspondence
1802-1806
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8 id301686
Account of James Monroe with Littleton W. Tazewell
1806 September 4-1807 January 4
Scope and Contents

1 page. Document Signed.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9 id301688
Bond of James and Andrew Monroe with William Faley
1809 January 9
Scope and Contents

On verso receipt from William Faley to James Monroe, 1826 July 15. Document Signed.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10 id301690
Personal Correspondence
1809-1812
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11 id301700
Check of the Bank of Columbia made out by James Monroe
1812 January 10
Scope and Contents

1 page. Document Signed.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12 id301702
Passport for Josiah Bacon
1814 April 9
Scope and Contents

Signed by James Monroe.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13 id301704
Personal Correspondence
1814-1815
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14 id301720
Exposition of Motives for Opposing the Nomination of Mr. Monroe for the Office of President of the United States
1816
Scope and Contents

Washington, 1816. One manuscript leaf enclosed in pamphlet.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15 id301722
Petition from Lydia Barker, Chelmsford, Massachusetts. to James Monroe, Secretary of State of the United States
1816 May 8
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16 id301724
Personal Correspondence
1816-1817
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17 id301734
Excerpt from Monroe's First Annual Message
1817 December 2
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18 id301736
Personal Correspondence
1818-1819
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 19 id301748
Pass for Schooner Ambuscade of New York
1818 May 15
Scope and Contents

Signed by James Monroe and John Quincy Adams.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 20 id301752
Grant of Land in Indiana to Joshua Farnsley
1818 December 29
Scope and Contents

Signed by James Monroe. 1 page. Document Signed.

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8 id301756
Manuscript map of the United States, by Catharine Nichols, believed to have been owned by James Monroe
1818
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 22 id301814
An Act To provide for taking the Fourth Census, or Enumeration, of the Inhabitants of the United States, and for other purposes
1820
Scope and Contents

[Washington, 1820]. Pamphlet.

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9 id301816
Sea letter for the ship Leonidas
1820 August 3
Scope and Contents

Signed by James Monroe, President, and John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State. (Was previously Folder 23.)

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 24 id301818
Personal Correspondence
1820-1822
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 25 id301832
Message From the President of the United States, to Both Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Eighteenth Congress
1823
Scope and Contents

Washington, 1823. Pamphlet.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 26 id301834
Personal Correspondence
1823-1825
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 27 id301850
Advertisement from Richmond Enquirer concerning sale of James Monroe's property
1825 May 27
Scope and Contents

1 page. Photostat of Newspaper Clipping.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 28 id301852
Message From the President of the United States...
1826
Scope and Contents

Full title: "Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting, In Pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 27th ultimo, Statements Showing the Amount of Moneys paid to the late President of the United States, As Compensation for His Services in Various Other Offices: Also, of his Claims upon the Goverment, Which Have Not Been Allowed" Washington, 1826. Pamphlet.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 29 id301854
Personal Correspondence
1826
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 30 id301872
Personal Correspondence
1828-1830
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 31 id301888
Memorial of the Citizens of Albemarle County, in Virginia...
1829 January 28
Scope and Contents

Full title: Memorial of the Citizens of Albemarle County, in Virginia, Praying Congress to reconsider the claims of Mr. Monroe, late President of the United States, upon the Government, and to remunerate him for his losses and sacrifices incurred in the service of the country

Referred to a Select Committee January 28, 1829, Washington. Pamphlet.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 32 id301890
Report: [from the Select Committee of the House of Representatives] The Committee to whom was referred the memorial of the citizens of Albemarle County...
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 33 id301896
Christian Intelligencer and Eastern Chronicle
1831 February 4
Scope and Contents

Gardiner, Maine, Friday, February 4, 1831. Newspaper. Reference to James Monroe.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 34 id301898
Personal Correspondence
1831-1834 and undated