MONROE, JAMES and ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY Document signed appointing George Graham Commissioner of the General Land Office . Washington: 26 June 1822. 1 page autograph document signed by the President James Monroe and countersigned by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams with integral blank and seal. Document laid to board with two associated items previously affixed (see below). 14 1/2 x 18 inches (37 x 46 cm). Framed. Soiling and edgewear resulting in loss of some text, laid to board, residue from previously affixed items as noted, sold with all faults. Graham, commander of the "Fairfax Lighthorses" in the War of 1812, served as Secretary of War under Monroe and as president of the Washington branch of the Bank of the United States before accepting this post as Commissioner of the Land Office. Graham served on an interim basis as Secretary of State under Monroe and is perhaps best remembered for his clandestine assignment to visit the French fortress at Champ d'Asile near Galveston, Texas to inform the Bonapartist refugees encamped there that the American government wanted them to leave the Spanish controlled area. The six-month occupation resulted in long lasting French influence in Texas. A January 1817 letter from Graham previously affixed to this document bears his War Department franking signature and precedes his visit to Texas. C
MONROE, JAMES and ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY Document signed appointing George Graham Commissioner of the General Land Office . Washington: 26 June 1822. 1 page autograph document signed by the President James Monroe and countersigned by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams with integral blank and seal. Document laid to board with two associated items previously affixed (see below). 14 1/2 x 18 inches (37 x 46 cm). Framed. Soiling and edgewear resulting in loss of some text, laid to board, residue from previously affixed items as noted, sold with all faults. Graham, commander of the "Fairfax Lighthorses" in the War of 1812, served as Secretary of War under Monroe and as president of the Washington branch of the Bank of the United States before accepting this post as Commissioner of the Land Office. Graham served on an interim basis as Secretary of State under Monroe and is perhaps best remembered for his clandestine assignment to visit the French fortress at Champ d'Asile near Galveston, Texas to inform the Bonapartist refugees encamped there that the American government wanted them to leave the Spanish controlled area. The six-month occupation resulted in long lasting French influence in Texas. A January 1817 letter from Graham previously affixed to this document bears his War Department franking signature and precedes his visit to Texas. C
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