. The life of James Monroe. the future President, married the daughter ofLaurence Kortright; Rufus King, of Boston, thedaughter of John Alsop;^ and Elbridge Gerry, the * Monroe had notified his uncle of his engagement to Miss Elizabeth Kortright,and had received from Judge Jones a long letter, filled with avuncular advice andkindness. He hinted that, should his nephew need accommodation, it would behis. The postscript of a letter from Monroe to Madison, New York, February 11,1786, runs: If you visit this place shortly I will present you to a young ladywho will be adopted a citizen of Virg. in
. The life of James Monroe. the future President, married the daughter ofLaurence Kortright; Rufus King, of Boston, thedaughter of John Alsop;^ and Elbridge Gerry, the * Monroe had notified his uncle of his engagement to Miss Elizabeth Kortright,and had received from Judge Jones a long letter, filled with avuncular advice andkindness. He hinted that, should his nephew need accommodation, it would behis. The postscript of a letter from Monroe to Madison, New York, February 11,1786, runs: If you visit this place shortly I will present you to a young ladywho will be adopted a citizen of Virg. in the course of this week. Madison,then a bachelor, wrote to Monroe from Orange, March 19, congratulating him onhis marriage. ^ She was Maria Alsop. Mrs. Mary A. Patrick, a great-niece of John Alsop,in a letter to Charles King (Life of Rufus King, I, p. ISO) says: The ceremonywas performed by Bishop Provoost and Congress being in session in New Yorkand the bridegroom belonging to it, many of its members attended it; among 142. Mrs. James Monroe Senfe, the celebrated miniaturist, painted tliis on ivory, wliile tlie Monroes were in Paris in 1794Mr. Monroe thought the world of it—a true likeness, with all the charm of Senfes exquisite coloring
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