Thomas Jefferson Papers

From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Munroe, 26 April 1805

To Thomas Munroe

Apr. 26. 05.

Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Munroe

he has this moment seen a wooden house building in F. street near mr Hobens’ which seems indubitably beyond the limits allowed. he prays him to have it examined, & if found unlawful, to have injunctions instantly served on all liable to them.

RC (DLC: District of Columbia Papers); written on verso of an address cover with “President of the United States” in an unidentified hand. Not recorded in SJL.

beyond the limits allowed: see TJ’s Proclamation Extending Building Regulations in the City of Washington, 28 Dec. 1803.

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    From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Munroe, 26 April 1805
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    Jefferson, Thomas
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    26 April 1805

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    “From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Munroe, 26 April 1805,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-46-02-0264. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 46, 9 March to 5 July 1805, ed. James P. McClure et al. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2022, p. 260.]

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