1To James Madison from Samuel T. Anderson, 22 May 1823 (Madison Papers)
In laying my grievances before you as late chief magistrate of my Country, I do it very respectfully; and I do it in the hope that I shall at last, thro’ you, receive that Justice which I am sorry to say, has been too long with-held from me. In octr. 1814 when the command of Lake ontario was lost to the U.S, you determined to recover it. I was then serving as naval Storekeeper at Newyork and...
2From James Madison to Samuel T. Anderson, 5 July 1823 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your letter on the subject of your account with the U.S. and asking whether there was not some mistake in the circumstance noted by Mr. Crowninshield the then Secretary of the Navy, that the Commission on your disbursements was limited to 3 perCt. by my particular direction. I have no particular recollection of what passed with Mr. C. on that occasion. That he received the...
3To James Madison from Samuel T. Anderson, 29 December 1823 (Madison Papers)
I recd. from Gov. Wright the letter which you did me the honor to write to me. Since my arrival at this place, the affair to which I referred has taken such course, as to force from me a second communication. Some time during last Session of Congress, Mr. Lloyd of the Senate met Mr. Hay upon this business, by direction of the President who told Mr. Lloyd that he would order in the case...
4From James Madison to Samuel T. Anderson, 5 January 1824 (Madison Papers)
I have received your letter of Decr. 29. on the present posture of your accts. with the U.S. With a sincere sy[m]pathy with your situation & every just wish in your behalf, I find it impossible to take with propriety the step you request. And I can not doubt that your final reflections will lead to the same view of the matter. I can only therefore refer to the tenor of my former letter with a...