Description:Chapters: Oak Hill, Elizabeth Monroe, Ash Lawn-highland, James Monroe, Samuel L. Gouverneur, Joseph Jones, Monroe Hall, Virginia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Oak Hill (James Monroe House) - Monroe and his uncle Joseph Jones jointly purchased 4,400 acres (18 km ) of land in Loudoun County in 1794. When Jones died without direct heirs in 1805, Monroe gained sole possession of the property. However, Monroe continued to live primarily at Highland, his residence in Albemarle Countyuntil 1826, when he was forced to sell that property to pay debts he had incurred while serving as President. Monroe had put Oak Hill on the market in 1810, and placed a advertisement in The Washingtonian on December 23 of that year: LOUDOUN LANDFOR SALEFor sale on Thursday, the 21st of December next on the premisies, the tract of LAND on which the late Judge Jones resided in Loudoun County with about 25 slaves, and the stock of Horses, Cattle, and Hogs, on the estate. The tract contains nearly 2000 acres, and possesses many advantages which entitle it to the attention of those who may wish to reside, in that highly improved part of our country. Two merchant mills are in the neighbourhood, one on the adjoining estate, and the other within two miles . It is 10 miles from Leesburg, 35 from Alexandria and 40 from Georgetown. The new, Turn-pike from Alexandria crosses a corner of the land, and terminates at the nearest merchant mill. The whole tract is remarkably well watered, Little river passing through the middle of it, and many small streams on each side emptying into that river. About 50 or 60 acres are already well set with timothy, and at leats 300 acres (1.2 km ) are capable of being made excellent meadow. It will be divided into tracts of different dimensions t...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1253723We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Monroe Family: Oak Hill, Elizabeth Monroe, Ash Lawn-Highland, James Monroe, Samuel L. Gouverneur, Joseph Jones, Monroe Hall, Virginia. To get started finding Monroe Family: Oak Hill, Elizabeth Monroe, Ash Lawn-Highland, James Monroe, Samuel L. Gouverneur, Joseph Jones, Monroe Hall, Virginia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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2010
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1157456065
Monroe Family: Oak Hill, Elizabeth Monroe, Ash Lawn-Highland, James Monroe, Samuel L. Gouverneur, Joseph Jones, Monroe Hall, Virginia
Description: Chapters: Oak Hill, Elizabeth Monroe, Ash Lawn-highland, James Monroe, Samuel L. Gouverneur, Joseph Jones, Monroe Hall, Virginia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Oak Hill (James Monroe House) - Monroe and his uncle Joseph Jones jointly purchased 4,400 acres (18 km ) of land in Loudoun County in 1794. When Jones died without direct heirs in 1805, Monroe gained sole possession of the property. However, Monroe continued to live primarily at Highland, his residence in Albemarle Countyuntil 1826, when he was forced to sell that property to pay debts he had incurred while serving as President. Monroe had put Oak Hill on the market in 1810, and placed a advertisement in The Washingtonian on December 23 of that year: LOUDOUN LANDFOR SALEFor sale on Thursday, the 21st of December next on the premisies, the tract of LAND on which the late Judge Jones resided in Loudoun County with about 25 slaves, and the stock of Horses, Cattle, and Hogs, on the estate. The tract contains nearly 2000 acres, and possesses many advantages which entitle it to the attention of those who may wish to reside, in that highly improved part of our country. Two merchant mills are in the neighbourhood, one on the adjoining estate, and the other within two miles . It is 10 miles from Leesburg, 35 from Alexandria and 40 from Georgetown. The new, Turn-pike from Alexandria crosses a corner of the land, and terminates at the nearest merchant mill. The whole tract is remarkably well watered, Little river passing through the middle of it, and many small streams on each side emptying into that river. About 50 or 60 acres are already well set with timothy, and at leats 300 acres (1.2 km ) are capable of being made excellent meadow. It will be divided into tracts of different dimensions t...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1253723We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Monroe Family: Oak Hill, Elizabeth Monroe, Ash Lawn-Highland, James Monroe, Samuel L. Gouverneur, Joseph Jones, Monroe Hall, Virginia. To get started finding Monroe Family: Oak Hill, Elizabeth Monroe, Ash Lawn-Highland, James Monroe, Samuel L. Gouverneur, Joseph Jones, Monroe Hall, Virginia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.