To James Madison from Thomas Munroe, 23 September 1814
From Thomas Munroe
23d. Sep 1814
T. Munroe’s [sic] presents his most respectful Complimts. to the President, and forwards a note recd. from mr mills,1 the Architect who obtained the Premiums for the washington monument in Balto., & for the monumental Church at Richmond, & who is employed to erect those buildings.
Mr M is the Son in law of Genl. J. Smith the representative in Congress from winchester, and devoted a day here lately to an examination of the walls of the Capitol & Presidents house.
RC and enclosure (DLC). Docketed by JM.
1. In the enclosed letter to Munroe of 22 Sept. 1814 (1 p.), Robert Mills recommended that the Capitol be temporarily roofed in order to protect the parts of the building that remained sound, and that the walls of the President’s House be “covered over with boards.”