11To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 16 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Knowing that you are very desirous to lay out the three thousand Dollars appropriated for the Penna. Avenue, to the best possible advantage, I have supposed it proper to furnish you with a correct statement of that fund, in order that, if you should find it inadequate to do all the work you wish, you may direct such as you deem most necessary—I am also induced to trouble you with this...
12To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 4 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
T. Munroe tenders his best respects to the President, He has received an Estimate of the probable Amt of monies which may be wanted during the present month—Mr. L mentions $3000 for the So wing, but TM has upwards of that sum remaining in his hands of the Amt heretofore drawn in part of that fund [ Note in TJ’s hand :] Apr. 4. signed warrants. North wing 1000.D
13To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 26 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
T. Munroes best respects to the President He had supposed, until an examination proved it to be otherwise, that the Proclamation concerning wooden buildings had been renewed for the year 1807; but upon reflection he thinks that the President expressed some idea of leaving the regulations as originally established, in consequence of the troublesome attempts to evade them, as altered by the...
14To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 18 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have endeavored to ascertain what it will cost to widen the Penna. Avenue as proposed, but altho’ Mr King and myself have walked over it with several persons in the habit of doing work of that kind we cannot get any of them to agree to make a specific proposal, or give any idea on which we can place much reliance, without first making an experiment; there being so great a variation in the...
15To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 12 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe’s best respects to the President. The Demands against the public buildings, including 3000$ to G Blagdin & the rolls of the other workmen & Labourers, amt to nearly 8,000$. TM therefore respectfully asks the Presidents signature to the enclosed requisition. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
16To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 7 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
T. Munroe presents his best respects to the President. Mr Latrobe has drawn on TM at sight for between 2 & 3000$ for sheet iron—The Bill has been presented through the Medium of the Bank of the US—and if not paid will be returned protested, the Cashier says—. TM has not public money in his hands sufficient to pay this Bill, and wishes the practice of Drawing Bills at sight and negotiating them...
17To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 20 December 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe presents his best respects to the President. He has the honor to send enclosed a rough Sketch of the Account to be laid before Congress. If approved by the President in its present form TM will make a fair Copy of it tomorrow—. In case the President wishes any alterations, and he should not find it convenient to direct them in writing, TM will wait on him to receive his verbal...
18To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 17 November 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe presents his best respects & sends enclosed, to the President the sketch, as directed, of Expenditures on Prests. House & No wing of the Capitol—It can easily be made more in detail if desired, but TM thinks that in the paper left with the President on his return from Monticello the individual payments and the purposes for which they were made are stated.— Since TM had the honor of...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 16 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Reluctant as I feel to trouble you unnecessarily about City affairs, I do not think it proper to answer the inclosed letter, without first laying it before you, and asking (when your leasure conveniently admits of it) the honor of your sentiments concerning it.—I regret that the Commissioners did not in their Answer originally set up their just claim to a preference as to 250 other Lots, much...
20To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 8 September 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
It may not be amiss to apprize you, Sir, that of the monies appropriated for the public buildings 27,000$ remains unexpended—and that agreeably to the letter of the Acts of Congress making the appropriations only 7 or 8 hundred Dollars of that sum is applicable to the Presidents House & North wing of the Capitol; it appearing that of the 20,000$ appropriated on the 25th January 1805 for this...