Partially printed document on vellum, one page, no docketing, Washington City, May 5, 1818, signed by James Monroe as President and countersigned by Josiah Meigs, Commissioner of the General Land office. The text names Samuel C. Vance and Lewis Whitman as purchasers of a tract "lying between the two Miami Rivers." Professionally placed behind mat.

Light soiling with three vertical fold creases; very good condition with clear signatures.