1To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 12 July 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I arrived here two days since and sit out in return the day after to morrow for Phila. where I shall probably be a fortnight before I proceed on home. Here I have had an interview with the friend of Mr. or Mrs. R. each of us having a friend present , and which furnished no result, the business being adjourned over to Phila. where we meet the day after my return there in company with the other...
2To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 5 September 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose the paper you were so good as commit to my care yesterday . I have perused it with attention and pleasure, and think its contents ought to be used so as to produce to the publick the beneficial effect likely to result from them. The only doubt which I entertain is as to the channel into which it is proposed to put the paper, whether for example, a state legislature can interfere in a...
3From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 7 September 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
The doubt which you suggest as to our jurisdiction over the case of the grand jury v. Cabell, had occurred to me, and naturally occurs on first view of the question. But I knew that to send the petition to the H. of Represent. in Congress, would make bad worse, that a majority of that house would pass a vote of approbation. On examination of the question too it appeared to me that we could...
4To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, [22] October 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I shall send Mr. Bache tomorrow about two thirds of my narrative and the residue by the next post. I have nothing from him by the last which gives cause to apprehend either that his people or himself are sick of the yellow fever. It becomes necessary that I give the publication a title, and therefore I wish your opinion upon that point. I subjoin one which is subject to your correction. You...
5From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 25 October [1797] (Jefferson Papers)
I like your second title better than the first because it [is shorter.] I should like the following better than either. ‘The Foreign affairs of the US. during the years 1794. 5. 6. laid before his fellow citizens by J.M. their late M.P. to the republic of France.’ The reason of my preference is that it implies no inculpation of the Executive. Such an implication will determine prejudiced men...
6To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, [27 October 1797] (Jefferson Papers)
Jas. Monroe’s best respects to Mr. Jefferson. He has lately been in Orange at Mr. Madisons, from whom he encloses him a letter. At Mr. Ms. he met Mr. Dawson lately from Richmond and who bade him inform Mr. Jefferson that if he takes the stage for Phila. from Fredbg. it will be necessary for him to be in the latter place on tuesday next to arrive in time for the commenc’ment of Congress, as it...
7To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, [November 1797] (Jefferson Papers)
I have a letter from Mr. Bache with the printed documents complete all but a page or two, and 12. pages of “the view &c.” I enclose a note to correct by way of erratum an important omission of almost a line in the latter. He tells me the late explosion at Paris has produced a wonderful effect on our rascals at home, who he thinks were in harmony with those there. I have no doubt that the...
8To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 2 December 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose you a letter for Mr. Dawson , one for Mr. [Gates,] one for Mr. Knox, and one for Colo. Burr . The last [is] left open for the inspection of Mr. Madison . That to Mr. Knox, you will be so good as put in the post office as soon as you arrive in Phila. I sincerely wish you peace and comfort thro the winter. The latter you may have in some respect—but the former I think you will not...
9From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 27 December 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I communicated to Mr. M. the evening I was with him the papers you sent by me for Mr. D. He was clearly of opinion nothing further ought to be done. D. was decisively of the same opinion. This being the case then there was no ground for consulting L. or B. and accordingly nothing has been said to them. Your book was later coming out than was to have been wished: however it works irresistably....
10To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 8 January 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I have yours of the 27. Decr., for which I thank you. I have made some comments on one item in it to a person who will probably see you. I rejoice that the land tax is postponed, & hope when revived it will be under the auspices of those who have imposed on the publick the necessity of such an increase of their burden. It wod. be entertaining to see the friends of an accumulation of [the]...
11To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 27 January 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I came here abt. 6. days past to use my endeavors to raise money to pay the expences upon importation of my furniture. I have drawn on Mr. Barnes for 250. dolrs. wh. I hope he will pay. I think the time is expired when you intimated the sum plac’d in his hands wod. become due. I hope to get thro this heavy business without any very serious loss. Our assembly adjourned two days since. Of a...
12From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, [8 February 1798] (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday by mr Giles yours of Jan. 27. and am well pleased with the indications of republicanism in our assembly. their law respecting the printer is a good one. I only wish they would give the printing of the laws to one & journals to another. this would secure two, as each portion of the business would be object enough to a printer, and two places in their gift would keep within...
13To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 12 February 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Fauchetts pamphlet was the last communication from you. Mine by Mr. Giles you doubtless have before this. We are here so barren of incident that we have nothing worthy yr. notice. We look to the admn. for the coloring we are to have of European or rather our affrs. with France, and we know enough of the admn. to know that it will be black or white according to circumstances. If for example...
14To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 19 February 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor in answer to mine by Mr. Giles gives me much comfort. I had almost concluded that the admn. wod. carry the project for arming our merchant vessels & thus involve us in war with France & Spain. That view of our affrs. was a disquieting one, but yet I was satisfied, as the war, in its consequences, wod. rouse the publick attention, that the result wod. be favorable to republican govt....
15To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 25 February 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
The trial of Mr. Lyon has taken much time & produc’d much irritation. I fear the division wh. took place there will be carried to other objects. It seems to be as if the antagonist of Lyon was the aggressor & that it wod. have been equally politic and just for some cool person to have brot. forward a resolution censuring both. But really we have been so long on the defensive, that we find it...
16From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 8 March 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege the receipt of yours of Feb. 12. 19. & 25. at length the charm is broke, and letters have been recieved from our envoys at Paris. one only of them has been communicated, of which I inclose you a copy with the documents accompanying it. the decree therein proposed to be passed has struck the greatest alarm through the merchants I have ever yet witnessed. as it has not been...
17From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 21 March 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
The public papers will present to you the almost insane message sent to both houses of Congress 2. or 3. days ago. this has added to the alarm of the sounder and most respectable part of our merchants, I mean those who are natives & are solid in their circumstances & do not need the lottery of war to get themselves to rights. the effect of the French decree on the representatives had been to...
18To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 26 March 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 8. was the last with which I was favd. from you. The resolution of the French govt. to seize British manufactures is a severe stroke on the dry-goods traders, and all connected with them wh. comprehends the great mass of our people. On my part I wish they were permanently prohibited by law since I am satisfied the effect wod. be salutary to the general interests of America. But...
19From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 5 April 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you last on the 21st. of Mar. since which yours of the 26th. of March is recieved. Yesterday I had a consultation with mr Dawson on the matter respecting Skipwith . we have neither of us the least hesitation, on a view of the ground, to pronounce against your coming forward in it at all. your name would be the watchword of party at this moment, and the question would give opportunities...
20To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 8 April 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Yrs. of the 21. ulto. was the last recd. Mr. A : will never surprise me by any act of the wild & extravagant kind. If he was in a sober and discreet manner to repair the breach between this country & France, & heal the wounds wh. his predecessor has given to the reputation & interest of his country, I shod. be surprised. His passion is to out-do his predecessor, & thus I expect to find no...
21To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 14 April 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I have yours of the 5 inst. The seal had no mark of violence on it. I shall attend to it for the future having no confidence in the admn., in any respect. The royalists are at a point wh. perplexes them & of course they will play a desperate game. Yet I hope the people will take alarm at their projects & forsake them, in wh. case their fall is inevitable, but this requires temper as well as...
22From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 19 April 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 5th. inst. and on the 12th . I inclosed you a copy of the instructions & communications from our envoys. in that of the 5th. I acknoleged the receipt of your last at hand of Mar. 26. the impressions first made by those communications continue strong & prejudicial here. they have enabled the merchants to get a war-petition very extensively signed. they have also carried over...
23To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 4 May 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I have yours of 19. ulto. I rejoice that my affr. with M. is settled, since being a youth of good heart pushed on by others, I had no wish to injure him, and was satisfied he had none to injure me. In no view cod. I be benefited by a collision with him, & my only concern is respecting Giles, who I hope is satisfied with the paper furnished by Mr. Dawson. I will come up in abt. three weeks at...
24To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 14 May 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my last I have been here attending this court, being detained by a cause of Colo. Mercer wh. was argued yesterday. I leave town to day on my way home. Your letters if you have written me any since I came here are at Charlottesville, so that they cannot be answered till after my arrival there. After perusing Pickering’s objections to my advances abroad &ca, comprised in my acct., I can...
25From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 21 May 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of Apr. 8. 14. & May 4. & 14 have been recieved in due time. I have not written to you since the 19th. Ult. because I knew you would be out on a circuit, and would recieve the letters only when they would be as old almanachs. the bill for the Provisional army has got through the lower house, the regulars reduced to 10,000. and the volunteers unlimited. it was carried by a majority of 11....
26To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 1 June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I have yours of 21. ulto. and very sincerely thank you for the interest you take in what concerns my welfare, of which indeed I have heretofore had so many proofs as long since to have ceased to make acknowledgments. The cause of irritation to wh. you allude is indeed a serious one, considering the station from whence it emanated: considering the person, only an object of contempt. I had seen...
27To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, [before 10] June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you by the last post & enclosed a small packet for Mr. Dawson wh. I hope was recd., as it respects my affr. with the department of State. Fortunately I found vouchers for all but one item; this however was a heavy one being £150. Strg. I hope the acct. will be closed & the fund assigned to Mr. D. prove adequate. I prefer to pay the money & close the acct. receiving reimbursement...
28To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 16 June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
The last communication of our Envoys was the last from you. By it nothing is more obvious than that France intends not to make war on us, so that our admn. has the merit exclusively of precipitating us into that state; if it exists, or takes place hereafter, of wh. there can be little doubt, if there is any of its existence, at the present time. France has been roused agnst us by the admn.,...
29To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 16 July 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I shall see Mr. Strother and others and shall be able without compromitting you in a direct manner to forward Mercers views as well as if you were to write. and I shall be able also to satisfy Mercer of yr. good wishes and endeavors as fully as if you did write. I shall be back in a week. I send yr. books by the bearer. yrs affecy. RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received on the same date as...
30From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 3 January 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
Dr. Bache having determined to remove to our neighborhood, informs me he has written to you to purchase lands for him. a day or two before I left home mrs Key sent me a message that the lands on which she lives & her son Walter’s were for sale. I therefore inclose you a letter to her, informg her that I have communicated it to the gentleman here whom I had under contemplation when I spoke to...