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to William C. Bradley

Written as Secretary of State. The letter discusses not complying with a request and the Treaty of Ghent

GLC00496.004

[Appointment of Robert S. Falconer to Surgeon's Mate in the U.S. Navy]

Countersigned by Secretary of Navy Smith Thompson. Registered by John H. Sherburne. Document says President Monroe has nominated, and the Senate has consented to, the appointment of Robert S. Falconer to Surgeon's's Mate in the U.S. Navy. Includes...

GLC00496.068

[Commendation for service]

Describes a soldier's courage under fire and bravery in the face of the enemy. According to the Monroe Papers, these are remarks made by Monroe during the presentation of a sword to Richard M. Johnson for service during the War of 1812.

GLC00496.069

to James Ronaldson

Hale requests, "...please inform me what will be your best terms for a set of types for my paper, the principal kinds to consist of, about three hundred and fifty weight of Bourgeois and nine hundred of Minion." Includes a pencil note at the bottom...

GLC00496.274

to unknown

Possibly written to President Monroe's lawyer. Involves a financial claim Mr. Coffin held against Monroe, who disparagingly refers to Coffin as a "adventurer, without talents, & therefore an impostor." Monroe paid Coffin $35 for four busts, but...

GLC00496.071

to unknown

Written by Monroe as President to an unknown recipient. He is anxious about Samuel Gouverneur, his son-in-law and private secretary, and his child, perhaps because they are ill. Sent down letters with John Coburn because there was no mail going out...

GLC00496.070

to unknown

Letter signed Bryan Waller Procter, his writer pseudonym is Barry Cornwall. He sympathizes for the recipient's recent accident. He suggests having the recipient's publisher send proofs directly to Cornwall for transcription, and hopes for a speedy...

GLC00496.211

to unknown

Discusses recipient's new colonial appointment and offers advice.

GLC00496.150

Authorization for transfer of funds

Authorizes the transfer "from the Appropriation for the Pay of Subsistence of the Marine Corps to the Appropriation for Clothing the Marine Corps, The sum of Ten Thousand Dollars." Permitted by virtue of the May 1, 1820 "Act further to amend the...

GLC00496.072

to James Ronaldson

Docketed by Ronaldson. Jefferson compares the specimens (probably Ronaldson and Binney no. 1) to those used in a book in the mid-eighteenth century, and is cheered by the prospect of human progress. Ronaldson-Binney's first typeface was the first...

GLC00496.042