James Monroe actually said...

"The return of the original papers now transmitted, to avoid the delay necessary to the making of copies, is requested."

"The correspondence between the Spanish minister of foreign affairs and the minister of the United States at Madrid on that occasion is also herewith communicated to the Senate, together with a memoran..."

"The treaty was submitted to the consideration of the Cortes of that Kingdom before its ratification, which was finally given with their assent and sanction."

"It is desired that the original letters may, when the Senate shall have no further use for them, be returned."