To James Madison from John P. Van Ness and Richard Bland Lee, 25 March 1816
From John P. Van Ness and Richard Bland Lee
Office of the Commissioners of the
Public Buildings Washington
March 25. 1816
Sir,
We lately forwarded to you executed in duplicate a Contract with the Bank of Washington for an additional loan of thirty seven thousand five hundred dollars,1 and now inclose a similar contract executed in the same manner for another sum of thirty seven thousand five hundred dollars with the Union Bank of Georgetown2—which contracts when they shall receive the approbation of the President of the U. States will complete the loan authorised by the Act of Congress for repairing or rebuilding the public buildings in the City of Washington. We remain with very great consideration, Sir, yr most obt Servants
John P. Van Ness
Richard Bland Lee
RC (DLC). In Lee’s hand.
1. Not found.
2. The second contract for $37,500 was forwarded to the president and directors of the Union Bank of Georgetown, D.C., on 8 Mar. 1816 (DNA: RG 42, Records of the Commissioners Appointed to Supervise the Repair or Rebuilding of the Public Buildings in Washington, Letters Sent).