James Monroe check

Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Identifier: SC-009

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The James Monroe check, 1823, contains the signature of James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States, as written on a Bank of the United States note. The cancelled check is written to the order of J. Ingersoll for four hundred dollars.

Dates

Creation: 1823

Creator

Monroe, James, 1758-1831 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is located at the Loyola Notre Dame Library. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The James Monroe check is the physical property of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Notre Dame Library. Copyright, except in cases where material has been passed into the public domain, belongs to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.

Biographical / Historical

James Monroe was born April 28, 1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He fought in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War then pursued a law career. Monroe was an Anti-Federalist delegate in the Virginia Convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution and became a U.S. Senator in 1790. He was the Minister to France in 1794-1796 where he developed compassion towards the French that helped with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. He was elected Governor of Virginia in 1799 and 1811. His second term as governor was cut short by his appointment as Secretary of State to President Madison. Monroe was elected the 5th President of the United States in 1816 and 1820. He established the Monroe Doctrine in December 1823 to discourage recolonization of former European occupied countries. James Monroe died on July 4, 1831 in New York City.

Historical information adapted from https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/james-monroe/.

Extent

.167 Cubic Feet (1 legal sized folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Joseph Jenkins Lee in November 1942 to Sister Mary Frances Smith, President of Notre Dame College. Mr. Lee sent the signed check to thank Sister Mary Frances for showing Lee and his wife around the library building.