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...
21To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 1 September 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Two Drafts amounting to between 5 & 6 thousand dollars for sheet iron, pig lead &c, bought by Mr Latrobe at Philadelphia & Baltimore were unexpectedly presented this forenoon, and after paying them I find my stock of Cash is reduced to about 1,700$ which makes it necessary to trouble you for another warrant by the return post. I have the honor to enclose a blank one for your signature & also a...
22To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 21 July 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed was written and sent over to your House late this forenoon, under the impression that you were to leave the City tomorrow for from inattention to the date of a note which I had the honor to receive from you about 11. OClk today, I supposed it had been written this morning, and that the “ tomorrow ” therein mentioned, instead of this day was tomorrow (tuesday)— I Have the Honor to...
23To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 21 July 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have in hand between three & four thousand Dollars of the ten thousand recd. 3d. Instant; but as the Expenditures at the Capitol during the present & two next months will be much greater than heretofore it may. perhaps prevent inconvenience if it should be the Presidents pleasure to leave with the Secretary of the Treasury, or some other person here a warrant for such sum as may be...
24To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 28 June 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe presents his best respects to the President— Immediately after receiving the Presidents note yesterday T.M. examined the wooden building at the corner of 15th & G streets, near the Treasury, and found on enquiry that it had lately been removed from the back part to the front of the lot on which it stands—that it was built many years ago, and that the only alteration making is the...
25To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 7 June 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe tenders his most respectful salutations to the President, and hopes he has returned to the City in good health. The workmen, and some other persons who have claims against the public buildings, being very desirous of getting their money, TM has promised to try to pay them on monday morning; He therefore hopes to be excused for troubling the President, so soon after his return, for his...
26To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 12 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I very reluctantly trouble you with City Affairs, at this time particularly, when, no doubt, matters of much more consequence occupy a great deal of your attention, but as I do not consider it proper to give an answer to the latter part of the enclosed letter without endeavoring to obtain your Sentiments in relation to it I trust I shall be excused for asking the honor of a few minutes...
27To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 20 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe respectfully begs to know whether it is the pleasure of the President to renew the proclamation concerning wooden buildings in the usual form; or whether, as he sometime since intimated he will vary the regulations, or leave them as originally established, which interdicts the erection of wooden houses of all sizes. The Surveyer has designated the Streets which are obstructed by the...
28To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 23 January 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
T. Munroe begs leave respectfully to enquire of the President whether the enclosed Acct. is in conformity with the last verbal directions given to T.M. on the subject—He recollects having more than once recd. instructions relative to Mr Lenthalls compensation, but not having a perfect recollection of the last, hopes to be excused for giving the trouble of this enquiry before he pays the...
29To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 13 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Some Accounts against the public buildings having been presented which the money in T Munroes hands is insufficient to discharge he respectfully forwards a blank warrant, to be filled up with such sum as the President may think proper. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
30To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 19 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe presents his respects and begs leave to ask whether the President has any objection to the removal of the stile, at the west side of the fence, from its present situation to one a little to the south so as to avoid the danger of falling into the holes which the Brick makers dug before it was observed by T.M In wet weather the walking is so bad between the Prests Ho. and War Office...
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....
41To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 4 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe’s best respects & sends for the Presidents signature a blank requisition, together with a rough Sketch of outstanding claims against the public buildings—Some of those to whom the $2374 is due are, doubtless much more needy than the others, but It will probably not be an easy matter to avoid murmuring if a discrimination be made— RC ( DLC ). Requisition not found.
42Enclosure: Statement of Claims, 4 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Claims against the public buildings John Haydock $240. for work & expenses at stone quarries in Virga. Jno. Weaver 37. 82— Ditto Simeon Mead 41. 25— Carpenters work James Martin 37. Blacksmiths work George St. Claire 129. 30— for Sand deld at Capl. Thomas Taylor
43To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 3 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe presents his most respectful Compliments to the President—several very worthy mechanics & others, who have small claims against the public buildings, having represented to TM that they were, at this inclement season, in want of necessaries for their families which the money due to them from the public would inable them to procure, he, about a week ago, (presuming that no part of the...
44To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 1 January 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe presents his best respects to the President—has the honor of enclosing statements recd. from the Treasurer of the State of maryland of the second Instalment & Interest to this day, on the Loans for the use of the City of Washington T.M. begs permission respectfully to tender the salutations of the day, and joins most sincerely in the, almost, unanimous prayer of the Freemen of the...
45To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 19 December 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
T. Munroe’s most respectful Compliments, and asks whether it is the pleasure of the President to renew the enclosed proclamation or whether he will direct any alterations in the provisions or duration of future proclamations as to wooden houses.— RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received 19 Dec. and “Proclamn respectg. buildings.” Enclosure: Proclamation Extending Building Regulations in the City...
46To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 6 December 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
T. Munroe’s most respectful Compliments—he waited on the President with the enclosed lists, but finding him engaged has the honor of observing that the Expenditures on the High ways, Pr lists Amt. to $4,787.32 which is not included in the $11,928.29 chd. to Prests. House—nothing about the ways was inserted by T.M in the blanks left by Mr Latrobe in his report concerning the buildings, because...
47Memorandum from Thomas Munroe, 2 October 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Unexpended Balance of Appropriation 1803 } $2,387. 77 commonly, since the Appropriation of 1804, called the fund Applicable to High ways Unexpended Balance of the Appropriation 1804 7006. 83 Ds. 9,394. 60 estimated value of foundation stone taken from the footway on north side of Pennsylvania Avenue and used in the Capitol, about $1200. Memdm. of monies which from the best information the...
48To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 31 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave respectfully to submit for your consideration a sketch of our funds and a few remarks relative to the public works now progressing in the City, which I am apprehensive we shall be obliged to discontinue in part or the funds will be exhausted long before the end of the building Season.— There is now in the Treasury of the $50,000 appropriated last session, including the $10,000 for...
49To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 14 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
T Munroe presents his most respectful Compliments to the President, and thinks it necessary to apologize or assign as an excuse for troubling him about Mr Davidsons letter of yesterday to state that, altho’ he, TM, well recollects having recd. for perusal a writing containing the Result of the Presidents consideration of sundry cases relative to the plan of the City, which embraced Mr. D.s....
50To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 14 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I find on a diligent and particular enquiry of the Overseer & others who saw the riotous workmen parading the streets, and heard a good deal of what was said amongst them that Matthias Kyne (or Kyan) Charles Dent, mark Fahey, Thomas Bean John King, & Thomas Crowley, then in the public works, and Brian Larner & one or two others, whose names are not known, and who were not employed by the...
51To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 13 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The writer of the enclosed Letter delivered it to me in person, and requested it might be laid before you; and as the style is not indecent or disrespectful I do not percieve any sufficient objection to complying with the request and therefore do myself the honor of enclosing it—. I Have the Honor to be with the utmost respect Sir Yr mo Ob Hum Servt. RC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “President”;...
52To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 12 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Three or four Irishmen, whose names were returned on the list of those who mis-behaved on the 2d. Instant, have been with me several times, begging that they may be permitted to go to work again, and promising that their best endeavors shall be used in future to make amends for the misconduct in which they are implicated—There miserable appearance, penitence and humility, the accounts of their...
53To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 7 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Soderstom assignee of Mr L’Enfant wishing to take Lots for his claim, or considerable part thereof, has written, to T Munroe on the subject desiring a Statement of the Amt. T Munroe respectfully begs the President to have the goodness to look at the enclosed papers, and to say whether it is perfectly clear that Interest ought to be allowed—The late board of Coms. it is true say they will...
54To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 6 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I recollect that you desired me some time ago to give you some information concerning part of the Ground on which your Coachmans house stands & as well as I remember I gave you a sketch of it, but have not since been informed of your wishes on the subject— The Coachman having today applied to me to buy the ground, and not knowing whether it was with your knowledge & consent I have supposed it...
55To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 3 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Matthias Kyan } The Overseers say the 17 persons here mentioned are all those employed at the Presidents House, who behaved improperly on the 2d. July (yesterday) by riotously parading about the streets; the three first named were the leaders it is said, and the seven following were next in fault—the rest joined in the mob & walked about the City—but Matthias Kyan was the principal exciter,...
56Memorandum from Thomas Munroe, 30 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Memdm. of Appropriation of 3d March 1803 for repairs or Alterations in the Capitol & other public buildings, and for keeping in repair the High way between the Same Unexpended balance on the 1t. Jany 1804 ⅌r Acct. returned to the Treasury $. 3,285.11 Recd. by the Superintendant ⅌r warrant 22d. February 1804 being the balance of said Appropriation 10,000. Ds 13,285.11 Paid sundries from 1....
57To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 27 May 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Conceiving it to be my duty to endeavor to obtain your opinion and sanction in all matters appertaining to the Appointment which I have the honor of holding under you, the duties where of (altho’ comparatively trivial & unimportant, are to be executed under your immediate direction, I feel a diffidence and reluctance in doing any thing which from its nature may possibly be disapproved by you,...
58To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 5 April 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of enclosing for your signature a requisition for the payment of the Interest due 1t. Instant to the State of Maryland on the Loan of $200,000 to the City.— I very reluctantly trouble you with any thing concerning City matters during your absence but Mr Barry is so importunate for the removal of the old buildings which were lately occupied by Mrs Fenwick the mother of Mr Danl...
59Memorandum from Thomas Munroe, 18 February 1804 [document added in digital edition] (Jefferson Papers)
Amount of monies Expended by the Superintendant of the City of Washington under the Presidents Direction, out of the $50,000 voted by Congress last Session 1716 .65 On the Capitol 24,831 .79 +1200 . = 27,748 .44 Roads or Highways 4,750 .51 +100 = 4,850 Presidents House 973
60To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 18 February 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed representation having been this day delivered to me to be laid before you, it may not be improper for the following observations to accompany it. A man by the name of Jenkins , tenant of Samuel Davidson an Original proprietor claims the right of retaining possession of the part of the City mentioned in the representation, under that part of the Deed of Trust, of which the enclosed...