1From Thomas Jefferson to John Monroe, 25 April 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Having to dispose of the inclosed commission I cannot better do it than by inserting your name. I am told you will not leave your present residence till the fall, or perhaps not at all. if in the fall, we can but then supply it, and indeed I think it highly probable the law will be repealed at the meeting of Congress. I set out tomorrow to take up my abode in Washington. accept assurances of...
2To Thomas Jefferson from John Monroe, 30 April 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
My friends Col. Monroe, Mr. Coalter have mentioned to me a conversation, which lately took place between your self & those Gentlemen, relative to your appointing me Attorney for the Western District of Virginia. And they also hinted the propriety of my communicating with you on the subject. My attatchment to, and confidence in your public & private character, have been sufficiently evinced by...
3To Thomas Jefferson from John Monroe, 3 May 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my letter of the 30th. Ulto. I have recieved your friendly and obliging letter of the 25th. Apl. covering a commission for me as Atty. for the Western District of Virginia. The Office being in the line of my profession, renders it more agreeable to me; I shall not therefore hesitate in my acceptance of it. I will not trouble you with thanks, or professions; But by a Strict attention to...
4To Thomas Jefferson from John Monroe, 26 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
This letter will be addressed on a subject entirely private; and the motive has arisen in my observations on your private character only. To bring into review all the adverse causes of oppression which have for some years operated on me will be unpleasant to you to read & extreamly painfull for me to recapitulate. The events which have passed I cannot now controle. The object is to try to...
5From Thomas Jefferson to John Monroe, 4 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Nov. 26. came to hand the night before last. it would have given me great pleasure to have furnished you the accomodation therein mentioned, but my situation disables me compleatly. the outfit for this office has already cost me 10,000. D. besides that the current expences have [been] to be furnished over & above this. the consequence is that after having laid all my private...
6To Thomas Jefferson from John Monroe, 11 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Unaccustomed as I am to solicit an office, I am almost detered from any application to those who have the power of giving. I have neither the pretensions of exalted talents, or overawing popularity to enforce my request: and be assured, I shd. have remained forever quiet on this Subject, and rejoiced at the success of men better qualified than myself; but for the unhappy state I am at present...
7To Thomas Jefferson from John Monroe, 16 January 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of writing to you in Sepr. last , by our mutual friend Judge Jones, on a Subject of great moment & high importance as it related to my self. I will here add, that an Office in either of the departments, of the law, the customs or the post Office at New Orleans will aid my view. But Sir, on my confidence in your wish to promote the public weal in the best & most impartial...
8To Thomas Jefferson from John Monroe, 14 September 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The subject of this letter will be different from any I have had the honor of addressing to you; and it is one, I never would have writtin on, to any Gentleman, but from the most imperious necessaty. I do request you will no longer consider me a solicitor for any office . My poverty & my misery, combined with my Democratical principles, (were I to receive from you an appointment) will afford...
9John Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, 1 August 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me, an individual to approach you Sir, in your retreat from those toils and labours in which you have been for some time past so arduously engaged: and which have promoted the happiness, secured the freedom, and increased the prosperity of your country. Difficult and dangerous were the times of your Administration; but your mind perceived and your wisdom avoided the dangers. It was for...
10Thomas Jefferson to John Monroe, 11 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Aug. 1. did not get to my hands till the 7 th of Sep. two long absences from home have prevented my sooner answering it. I took nevertheless an early opportunity of placing your name under the eye of the President in the event of a new appointment of Governor of Indiana taking place. I should suppose however from what I have lately seen in the papers that that is not likely soon...