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1778 Furlough Signed, Sealed,Delivered – by the James Monroe
A Revolutionary War military furlough, signed by then-Maj. James Monroe at Valley Forge, is now owned by the James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library. The small, yellowed paper signed Feb. 23, 1778, by the Founding Father who would be the fifth U.S. president is believed to be the earliest official document bearing Monroe’s signature. The […]
Melina Downs