James Monroe has land & property for sale...
Item # 702817
March 20, 1824
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, March 18, 1824
* President James Monroe land for sale
The bottom of the front page, under "Land For Sale", is a detailed notice that begins: "For sale, my tract of land in Albemarle County, heretofore my residence..." and more about the location of the property as well as the various amenities and improvements. The ad is signed: James Monroe.
Pages 2 and 4 each of an: "Act of Congress" signed in type by the President: James Monroe.
Four pages, good condition.
Background: The March 18, 1824, issue of the National Intelligencer serves as a poignant historical microcosm of the "Era of Good Feelings," capturing the paradoxical reality of James Monroe’s final year in the presidency. On the front page, the private man is revealed through a "Land for Sale" notice for his Highland estate in Albemarle County, a move necessitated by the crushing personal debts Monroe accrued during decades of undercompensated diplomatic service. This somber evidence of the "Virginia Dynasty’s" financial decline stands in sharp contrast to pages two and four, where the public statesman appears via printed Acts of Congress. These official documents, bearing his printed signature, represent the peak of his executive authority following the recent declaration of the Monroe Doctrine in late 1823. Together, these four pages illustrate a pivotal moment in American history: a sitting President exercising immense geopolitical power over the Western Hemisphere while simultaneously liquidating his private heritage to remain solvent, all against the backdrop of the contentious 1824 election that would eventually end the peaceful political consensus Monroe had worked to maintain.
* President James Monroe land for sale
The bottom of the front page, under "Land For Sale", is a detailed notice that begins: "For sale, my tract of land in Albemarle County, heretofore my residence..." and more about the location of the property as well as the various amenities and improvements. The ad is signed: James Monroe.
Pages 2 and 4 each of an: "Act of Congress" signed in type by the President: James Monroe.
Four pages, good condition.
Background: The March 18, 1824, issue of the National Intelligencer serves as a poignant historical microcosm of the "Era of Good Feelings," capturing the paradoxical reality of James Monroe’s final year in the presidency. On the front page, the private man is revealed through a "Land for Sale" notice for his Highland estate in Albemarle County, a move necessitated by the crushing personal debts Monroe accrued during decades of undercompensated diplomatic service. This somber evidence of the "Virginia Dynasty’s" financial decline stands in sharp contrast to pages two and four, where the public statesman appears via printed Acts of Congress. These official documents, bearing his printed signature, represent the peak of his executive authority following the recent declaration of the Monroe Doctrine in late 1823. Together, these four pages illustrate a pivotal moment in American history: a sitting President exercising immense geopolitical power over the Western Hemisphere while simultaneously liquidating his private heritage to remain solvent, all against the backdrop of the contentious 1824 election that would eventually end the peaceful political consensus Monroe had worked to maintain.
Category: Pre-Civil War
