1824 President James Monroe Marion County Ohio Land Deed Autograph Spence COA

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1824 President James Monroe Marion County Ohio Land Deed Autograph Spence COA:
$699.00

UNITED STATES DEED SIGNED IN 1824 BY PRESIDENT JAMES MONROE.
JAMES SPENCE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION AS GENUINE.
DEED OF 80 ACRES FOR LAND IN MARION COUNTY, OHIO (AT SIGNATURE, LAND WAS PART OF DELAWARE COUNTY (DISTRICT OF DELAWARE)).
James Monroe land grant signed as president, deeding 80 acres north of the Greenville Treaty Line (\"Indian Lands\") in Ohio. The sale was made by the U.S. government under The Land Act of 1820, enacted April 24, 1820, a United States federal law that ended the ability to purchase the United States\' public domain lands on a credit or installment system over four years, as previously established. The new law became effective July 1, 1820 and required full payment at the time of purchase and registration. But to encourage more sales and make them more affordable, Congress also reduced both the minimum price (from $2.00 to $1.25 per acre) and the minimum size of a standard tract (from 160 to 80 acres. At the time, these lands were located on the frontier within the Congress Lands of Ohio and elsewhere in the Northwest Territory and Missouri Territory, in what was then \"The West\".
Technically, this land deed is printed on vellum and measures approx 13x9 inches.
The Monroe signature is authenticated by James Spence (See Letter of Authenticity).