MONROE, JAMES. Autograph Letter Signed, as President

TO CAPTAIN OF THE USS CONGRESS MONROE, JAMES. Autograph Letter Signed, as President, to Commodore James Biddle, captain of USS Congress, requesting that he employ Mr. Orr as midshipman aboard his vessel. ½ page, 4to, with integral address leaf, addressed in his hand; small contemporary ink stain above signature, faint scattered soiling, folds.Washington, 26 April 1823

"The bearer young Mr. Orr will enter the Congress under your command as an acting midshipman, tho' without a regular warrant. His future advancement will depend on his good conduct, and capacity, as that of all who take employment from their country, ought to do. Being intimately acquainted with his connections, which are of the first respectability, I have thought it proper to introduce him to your acquaintance, & to request that you would be so kind, as to give him the friendly advice & admonition which circumstances may require."