Monroe, James, as Fifth President

Circular letter signed, written in a clerical hand, 1 page (10 x 8 in.; 252 x 203 mm) on a leaf of laid paper, Washington, 19 January 1825, this copy directed by "The President of the United States to David Holmes, Senator for the State of Mississippi"; lightly browned, several fold separations and short tears neatly repaired.

Circular letter signed, written in a clerical hand, 1 page (10 x 8 in.; 252 x 203 mm) on a leaf of laid paper, Washington, 19 January 1825, this copy directed by "The President of the United States to David Holmes, Senator for the State of Mississippi"; lightly browned, several fold separations and short tears neatly repaired.
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Monroe invites a staunch Jacksonian to the inauguration of John Quincy Adams. President Monroe calls the Senate into Session for the swearing-in of his successor: "Certain matters touching the public good, requiring that the Senate of the United States should be convened on Friday, the fourth day of March next, you are desired to attend at the Senate chamber, in the City of Washington, on that day: then and there to receive, and deliberate on, such communications as shall be made to you."

The presidential election of 1824 was perhaps the most bitterly contested in history. Adams trailed Andrew Jackson in both popular and electoral votes, but when the election was thrown to the House of Representatives, the supporters of Henry Clay backed Adams and made him President. Six months afterwards, David Holmes resigned from the Senate and became the governor of Mississippi.