Scope and Contents James Monroe writes to his friend John Watson about his visit to his daughter in New York and the reception he received there from his fellow citizens. The letter mostly deals with Monroe's financial situation, having to sell off some of his Virginia property in order to pay the bank. "Dear Sir, Mrs. Monroe was indisposed? by fatigue the last day of our journey here, but is now recovering and I think the prospect good, of her deriving all the advantage from the visit to see Gouverneur, and...