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	UMW - James Monroe - Political Apprenticeship (1781-1786) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1783, Congressman Monroe, an avid proponent of the concept later known as “Manifest Destiny,” purchased 50,000 acres of land in the “wilderness” of Kentucky sight unseen in the hope of developing property west of the Appalachian Mountains.
		Monroe was greatly impressed by the character of this Native American leader.
		Elizabeth married James Monroe in a small ceremony in New York and the couple honeymooned on Long Island.
	www.umw.edu /jamesmonroemuseum/chronology/james_monroe__political_ap.php (1121 words)

	James Monroe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Monroe's Presidency was marked by a disappearance of partisan politics, after the politically charged War of 1812, and came to be known as the Era of Good Feelings.
		Monroe was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1782,and then served in the Continental Congress from 1783-1786.
		Upon Elizabeth's death, Monroe moved to live with his daughter Maria Hester Monroe Gouverneur in New York City and died there from heart failure and tuberculosis on July 4, 1831, 55 years after the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed and 5 years after the death of Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Monroe (1381 words)

	Elizabeth Kortright Monroe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Later, while Monroe was posted as envoy to the Court of Versailles in the midst of the French Revolution, she intervened with authorities to gain the release of Madame LaFayette, wife of the Marquis de Lafayette.
		The wedding of their daughter, Maria Hester Monroe and Samuel L. Gouverneur, was the first to be held in the White House.
		The Washington society thought Elizabeth Monroe was aloof and snobbish due to her poor health, but her husband, James Monroe, did nothing but defend her.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elizabeth_Kortright_Monroe (243 words)

	The American Revolution (James Monroe)
		Monroe was born in Westmoreland county, Va., on April 28, 1758, the son of a modest planter.
		Monroe's role in the conflict was peripheral, because it was contrary to Republican doctrine for the executive to exert direct pressure on Congress.
		Monroe's second term was rendered uncomfortable by the bitterness created by the Missouri debates and by the rivalry of the aspirants to succeed him as president.
	theamericanrevolution.org /ipeople/jmonroe.asp (3062 words)

	American President
		That both James Monroe and Elizabeth Monroe succeeded in earning the respect of French officials was evident in their respect of aristocrat Adrienne de Lafayette, wife of the American Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette, from certain death via the guillotine.
		Elizabeth Monroe based her public actions on the formal French customs of etiquette and protocol she had encountered at Napoleon's court, causing no small furor in the social circles of Washington, D.C., and in the halls of Congress.
		Elizabeth Kortright Monroe's formality and inaccessibility, so characteristic of French and European royalty, especially when compared with the American simplicity and graciousness of her predecessor, Dolley Madison, were destined to disappoint and anger many Americans.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/jamesmonroe/firstlady (957 words)

	Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (1768-1830) was the wife of James Monroe, who served as president of the United States from 1817 to 1825.
		Monroe, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Kortright, was born in New York City on June 30, 1768.
		Monroe was in the city, then the nation's capital, as a Virginia delegate to the Congress of the Confederation.
	www.worldbook.com /wc/features/presidents/html/monroe_eliz.htm (359 words)

	The Fifth First Lady - Elizabeth Kortright Monroe - History
		Monroe’s father and son died during this time, and she developed an illness that later prevented her from socializing as much as was expected of her.
		Monroe served as First Lady from 1817 to 1825, her ill health prevented her from being engaged with the duties as most first ladies are.
		Elizabeth Kortright Monroe died in Oak Hill Estate in Loudoun County, Virginia, on September 23, 1830, at age 62.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art4674.asp (558 words)

	First Ladies' Biographical Information
		Elizabeth Monroe was immediately fond of the city and its people, and she was well-received there by both the local and diplomatic communities.
		Elizabeth Monroe held firm and on January 22, 1818, as she began her first winter social season as First Lady, sought and gained the support of European-born and -educated Louisa Adams, the wife of the Secretary of State.
		Elizabeth Monroe was in poor health that she and her husband had to remain in the White House three weeks after his Administration expired.
	www.firstladies.org /biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=5 (1989 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		MONROE, James (1758–1831), fifth president of the U.S. One of the founders of the Jeffersonian Republican party, Monroe served as minister to France and to Great Britain and as secretary of state under President James Madison.
		Monroe was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1782.
		Monroe welcomed the compromise that admitted Maine as a free state and excluded slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of 36° 30’.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/presidents/monroe_james.html (993 words)

	National Obituary Archive(NOA) - Arrangeonline.com
		Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, wife of James Monroe, fifth president of the United States, died September 23, 1830.
		Monroe was born Elizabeth Kortright on June 30, 1768 in New York City.
		Despite her lack of social graces, Elizabeth Monroe was considered a First Lady who brought style and elegance to the White House.
	www.arrangeonline.com /Obituary/obituary.asp?ObituaryID=60527549 (322 words)

	Biography of James Monroe
		Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in 1758, Monroe attended the College of William and Mary, fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
		Monroe made unusually strong Cabinet choices, naming a Southerner, John C. Calhoun, as Secretary of War, and a northerner, John Quincy Adams, as Secretary of State.
		In foreign affairs Monroe proclaimed the fundamental policy that bears his name, responding to the threat that the more conservative governments in Europe might try to aid Spain in winning back her former Latin American colonies.
	www.whitehouse.gov /history/presidents/jm5.html (621 words)

	Presidential Avenue: James Monroe
		James Monroe was born to Spence and Elizabeth (Jones) Monroe at Monroe Hall on April 28, 1758.
		Monroe would have finished his studies as scheduled, but they were interrupted by political events in and around the city.
		Monroe had hoped to move immediately from his farm at the present site of the University of Virginia so that he could be closer to Jefferson.
	www.presidentialavenue.com /jam.cfm (1945 words)

	American President (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Monroe was promoted to captain and then major, and was assigned to the staff of General William Alexander, where he served for more than a year.
		Monroe continued to serve his government in Europe, representing the United States as U.S. minister to Britain from 1803 to 1807, with a brief stint as special envoy to Spain in 1805.
		Monroe worked in support of the compromise and, after ascertaining that the provisions were constitutional, signed the bill.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/jamesmonroe (1450 words)

	Presidents: James Monroe
		Monroe is best known for the "Monroe Doctrine." which stated that the United States would not allow European interference in the Western Hemisphere.
		James Monroe was born at Monroe's Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia, to a father of Scottish and a mother of Welsh descent.
		From 1803-1807, Monroe was Minister to Great Britain, a job that he found increasingly difficult as he was not successful in convincing the British to abandon their policy of impressment of US citizens, the largest problem in US British relations.
	www.multied.com /Bio/presidents/monroe.html (606 words)

	James Monroe
		Monroe was not born into a rich family, but they were not poor either.
		Monroe had a long political career that spanned 50 years, including U.S. Senator from Virginia, Ambassador to France and than Great Britain and Spain, Secretary of State (where he negotiated the Louisiana Purchase with France), Secretary of War (during the War of 1812) and then he was selected by President Madison to succeed him.
		His wife, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, is buried alongside (outside the birdcage) in the lower right of the photo.
	home1.gte.net /~vze2rdt7/5jm.html (720 words)

	Elizabeth Kortright Monroe Information
		Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (1768 – September 23 1830) was the wife of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States.
		Descended from an old New York family with Dutch roots, Elizabeth married the 27-year-old James Monroe, then a lawyer, when she was a beautiful girl of 17.
		Later, while Monroe was posted as envoy to the Court of Versailles in the midst of the French Revolution, she intervened with authorities to gain the release of Madame LaFayette, wife of the Marquis de Lafayette.
	www.bookrags.com /Elizabeth_Kortright_Monroe (208 words)

	Biography of Elizabeth Monroe
		He took no active part in the War of Independence; and James Monroe wrote to his friend Thomas Jefferson in Paris in 1786 that he had married the daughter of a gentleman, "injured in his fortunes" by the Revolution.
		Elizabeth Monroe was an accomplished hostess when her husband took the Presidential oath in 1817.
		In retirement at Oak Hill, Elizabeth Monroe died on September 23, 1830; and family tradition says that her husband burned the letters of their life together.
	www.whitehouse.gov /history/firstladies/em5.html (467 words)

	Thomas Jefferson's son may be buried in mid-Hudson
		James Monroe was a protégé of Thomas Jefferson, and in 1789 the Monroes bought a plantation next to Jefferson's Monticello property in Virginia.
		James Monroe is also known to have frequented Orange County to visit former soldiers he fought with during the Revolutionary War.
		Thomas Jefferson of Southfields, whose occupation is given as laborer, appears in the 1840 census for Passaic County, N.J. and later in the 1850 census for Monroe, according to Brennan.
	www.recordonline.com /archive/2000/07/01/bsgrave.htm (928 words)

	President James Monroe
		Monroe was 16 when he left home to enter the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
		James Monroe was a governor of Virginia from 1799 -1803.
		When Monroe was in office the Senate was evenly divided between slave states and slave free states, although Monroe was a southerner and a slave holder he did not take sides.
	www2.lhric.org /pocantico/presidents/monroe.htm (498 words)

	Elizabeth Kortright Monroe
		She married James Monroe in 1786, accompanied him in his missions abroad in 1794 and 1803, and while he was United States minister to France she effected the release of Madame de Lafayette, who was confined in the prison of LaForce, hourly expecting to be executed.
		Monroe became the mistress of the White House; but she mingled little in society on account of her delicate health.
		She is described by a contemporary writer as "an elegant and accomplished woman, with a dignity of manner that peculiarly fitted her for the station." The accompanying vignette is copied from the only portrait that was ever made of Mrs.
	www.virtualology.com /virtualmuseumofhistory/hallofusa/usfirstladies/ELIZABETHMONROE.COM (276 words)

	Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		She was born Elizabeth Kortright "Eliza" in New York City to a father who was a Loyalist officer serving in the British Army.
		Elizabeth's poor health was kept secret a she suffered from epilepsy which curtailed her social activity as First Lady.
		Elizabeth after several severe illness died at the age of 62 but not before burning all the letters exchanged between the Presidential couple.
	findagrave.com /cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Monroe&...&GSob=n&GRid=4076 (503 words)

	Elizabeth Kortright Monroe -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Monroe's father, Spence Monroe, was of Scottish descent, and his mother, Elizabeth Jones Monroe, of Welsh descent.
		Monroe was elected as a Virginia representative to the Continental Congress in 1783 and served for three years.
		The fifth president of the United States was James Monroe, whose most celebrated achievement during his administration (1817–25) was the proposal of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9351341 (786 words)

	Ash Lawn-Highland -- Home of James Monroe
		President James Monroe and his wife, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe of New York, owned Ash Lawn-Highland from 1793 to 1826 and made it their official residence from 1799 to 1823.
		After the Monroes' death, the name of their farm was changed from "Highland" to "Ash Lawn"; today both names are used.
		Throughout the year, Ash Lawn-Highland is open to visitors to share James Monroe's "place of comfort and hospitality." Our visitors are invited to fly kites in the spring, to enjoy the Summer Festival of children's shows, to hear traditional music and opera in the Boxwood Gardens, and to cut their own Christmas trees.
	www.ashlawnhighland.org /aboutus.htm (392 words)

	USA Trivia Elizabeth Monroe
		Monroe and her daughters ignored inquiries and courtesy calls from prominent socialites, as well as cabinet and congressional wives
		In 1820 Maria Monroe was the first daughter of a president to wed at the White House
		To refurbish the White House, burned in the War of 1812, the Monroe's sold their furnishings to the government for $9,000.
	www.usatrivia.com /flbimon.html (158 words)

	Ash Lawn-Highland: President James Monroe's Home - FoodNotes
		Monroe's “cabin castle” (as Monroe called it) was part of a 1,000-acre plantation.
		When the Monroes lived at Highland (the early name of the home), 30 to 40 slaves and freed servants worked to serve the Monroe family and their guests.
		Cooking for the Monroes was done in the “part stone kitchen cellar,” as Monroe described it in his 1809 insurance policy.
	www.foodhistory.com /foodnotes/road/alh1 (882 words)

	Trading Cards
		as president, established the Monroe Doctrine, warning against European interference in the affairs of the nations of the Americas.
		Life and Career Born to wealthy New Yorkers, she met Monroe at a social function...
		Monroe's manner is very gracious, and she is a regal-looking lady...
	www.newsday.com /other/special/ny-prez5,0,911626.htmlstory (220 words)

	Ash Lawn-Highland -- Home of James Monroe
		Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (portrayed by Cynthia Alling) will be receiving visitors at their home, Ash Lawn-Highland on Sunday, February 12, 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM.
		Popular James Monroe interpreter Dennis Bigelow is an Albemarle County native, a New York-trained actor and a graduate of the University of Virginia.
		On Feb. 13, Bigelow as Monroe will mark Valentine’s Day with stories about his election victories and his 1817 and 1821 inaugurations, as well as his devotion to his wife Elizabeth.
	www.ashlawnhighland.org /se--anniversary.htm (303 words)

	Presidential Avenue: First Ladies
		Beautiful Elizabeth Kortright of New York City was 17 when she married James Monroe, a Virginia lawyer.
		In time the unpleasantness passed, but the Monroes were pleased to return to their lovely home in Virginia after 8 years in the White House.
		She was born Elizabeth Bloomer on April 8, 1918, in Chicago, Illinois.
	www.presidentialavenue.com /firstLady.cfm?setPrez=1 (7722 words)

	Massanutten River Adventures Area Tours
		President James Monroe and his wife, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe of New York, owned Ash Lawn-Highland from 1793 to 1826 and made it their official residence from 1799 to 1823.
		After the Monroes' death, the name of their farm was changed from "Highland" to "Ash Lawn"; today both names are used.
		James Monroe's "place of comfort and hospitality" is the scene of meetings, parties, picnics, a summer music festival, and a variety of educational and special events.
	www.canoe4u.com /content/areaTours.html (908 words)

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