31To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 14 July 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Having just heard that you will probably leave the City tomorrow morning, I have supposed it might not be improper to enclose a blank warrant for your signature in case you, Sir, should deem it necessary to place a further sum of money in my hands, or to lodge it in the Treasury, or elsewhere to be Drawn when the sum now in hand shall have been expended.—Some inconvenience might arise from the...
32To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 22 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The length of the new Road in the Presidents Square is, 1130 feet, or 68½ perches nearly. The Cost of the above road per rolls returned by Overseer is $359.72. T Munroe respectfully informs the President that there is another framed house building near Mr Pichons which evades or an attempt is made to evade the proclamation by bringing down a hipp’d roof within twelve feet of the cill— The...
33To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 21 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
T. Munroe presents his best respects to the President & has the honor of sending a Memdm. of the lengths and cost of the new road north & east of the Treasury—. T.M. thinking it had cost nearly a third more than it ought to have cost had some conversation with the Overseer on the subject—he said he had laboured under several disadvantages, and mentioned, the digging up the gravel from the old...
34To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 10 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe presents his best respects, and has the Honor of enclosing for the Presidents signature a Draft on the Treasury for a further sum of Ten thousand Dollars.— It has occurr’d to TM that it might, perhaps, be satisfactory to the President if applications to him from time to time for Drafts on the Treasury were accompanied by Accounts of the disbursement of the Amt. previously drawn—If...
35To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 13 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe presents his best respects to the President—He did not until Saturday meet with a suitable person to top the trees—A beginning was made on that day (Holt the Gardner having previously given it as his Opinion that it might, at almost any time of the year, be done with Safety). Some persons, however, yesterday mentioned that the sap was too much up, and that many of the trees would be...
36To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 30 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
T. Munroe’s best respects to the President. Being informed that Mr. Jonos was not in Alexandria, and fearing that it might be several days before a bill could be recd. from him, and that the House building on F street would be finished in the mean time T M has drawn the enclosed himself & would file it for an injunction early tomorrow if he was sure it was a proper bill—If the President under...
37To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 27 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe presents his best respects to the President. He encloses Messr. Lenthall & Blagdins report concerning the wooden House building on F street; and, as the District Attorney is not in the City respectfully asks whether it would be advisable to bring the present case before one of the Judges of the Court to ascertain whether an injunction will be granted, and also whether the Court on...
38To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 22 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe respectfully enquires of the President whether the sheet iron charged in the enclosed bills, or either of them, was ordered by him for his private use—. The bills have been presented to me for payment, but there has been no such parcel of iron ordered for public use I am informed DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
39To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 28 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
T. Munroe presents his best respects to the President. The demands against the public buildings requiring a further sum of money T.M. has the honor of inclosing a blank Draft for the Presidents signature, in case it should be his pleasure to sign it—T.M will send to the President (if desired) an acct of the Disbursement of the $8,000 Drawn 1t. Feby. RC ( DLC ); addressed: “President”; endorsed...
40To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 24 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Indisposition has prevented an earlier attention to the claim of Mr. Ab: Ritchie, as administrator acting under the Will of the late Chas. Beatty, to a portion of land said to take in a part of the Presidents house. The letter of Mr Ritchie being the first direct notification of such a claim which has come to my knowledge, I submit to the Executive such information as I possess on the subject....