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Emporium Auction - July 13, 2023

Thu, Jul 13, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 274

Virginia Land Grant Signed by James Monroe

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

dated 1800 and signed by Governor James Monroe, issued to William H. Cavendish and James Jordon for two thousand eighty five acres in Greenbrier County, embossed official seal at bottom left, 14 x 11-1/4 in.; framed 15-3/4 x 12-3/4 in. 

Note: This document was found around 1971 in a file cabinet from the Gauley Coal Land Company of Rupert, West Virginia. 

Condition

considerable fading, surface detritus, toning, thin areas at intersection folds with some pinhole sized voids 

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Alice L. Patrick, Charleston, South Carolina