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III. To James Monroe, 12 February 1801

III. To James Monroe

Washington Feb. 12. 1801. 7. A.M.

Th:J. to Govr. Monroe.

The H. of R. has been in conclave ever since 2. aclock yesterday. 25. ballots have been taken at intervals of from half an hour to an hour. they were invariably 8. 6. & 2 divided. I can venture nothing more by post but my affectionate salutations1 to yourself & mrs Monroe.

P.S. 1. P.M. the H. of R. suspended the balloting from 7. to 12. this morning & after trying a few balots with the same effect, have suspended it till 11. A.M. tomorrow

RC (DLC: Monroe Papers).

1. Remainder of sentence added.

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    III. To James Monroe, 12 February 1801
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    12 February 1801

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    “III. To James Monroe, 12 February 1801,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-32-02-0417-0004. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 32, 1 June 1800 – 16 February 1801, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005, p. 580.]

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