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Monroe, James, 1758-1831 {Cumberland Road}

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08346 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 04 march 1817 Pagination: Order a Copy

Commitment to build the infrastructure of the United States through a contract with contractor James Kinkhead: "To build and construct in a workmanlike manner, all the Bridges and Culverts which shall be necessary on that part of the United States Western Road..."

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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