You can find Monroe historical documents from all periods of his public life. He wrote many autograph letters, and some are full of valuable detail and plain talk. His handwriting is notoriously hard to read.
The highest ranking wartime appointment we have seen
“I earnestly hope that your ancient town may long continue to enjoy that prosperity to which its commercial industry and enterprise have so largely contributed.“
He prefers a man who has “served his country in our revolutionary struggle”
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