Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | History of the Collection | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | James Monroe papers, 1758-1839 |
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Span Dates | 1758-1839 |
ID No. | MSS33217 |
Creator | Monroe, James, 1758-1831 |
Extent | 5,200 items ; 50 containers ; 16 linear feet ; 13 microfilm reels |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | United States president, secretary of state, secretary of war, and diplomat; delegate to the Continental Congress from and governor of Virginia. Correspondence relating primarily to negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, the Monroe-Pinkney treaty with Great Britain, the War of 1812, the purchase of Florida, South American independence, and Virginia politics and a diary, an account book of memoranda and official and personal accounts, and other papers. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009142 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78033217 |