1To James Madison from John Pendleton, 12 August 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From John Pendleton. 12 August 1805, Richmond . “I had the honor of receiving your very polite favour of the 20th. ulto. [not found] & pray you to accept my best thanks for your kind attention to the subject of my former letter; my absence from Town has occasioned a little delay. I have now written to the secretary at War.” RC ( DLC ). 1 p. See Pendleton to JM , 15 July 1805 .
2To James Madison from John Pendleton, 15 July 1805 (Madison Papers)
Presuming on a slight acquaintance but more especially on your universal Civility I take the liberty of addressing you on a subject which gives me infinite concern: I Know sir it does not belong to your Department to attend to applications of this Nature but as the secretary of War is an entire Stranger to me I hope you will pardon me for the intrusion & that he will be so good as to excuse my...
3To James Madison from John Pendleton, 24 April 1787 (Madison Papers)
By the inattention of the Book Keeper who handed me the amount of the advance made to you in January you receive now £14. more than was due on your Account; I did not discover this error until the money was paid & entered at the Treasury & therefore defer rectifying the mistake till the end of the present quarter. Be pleased to observe the statement subjoyned which will shew the error I...
4To James Madison from John Pendleton, 11 February 1789 (Madison Papers)
Permit me, sir, to introduce to you Mr. Wm. Lambert a native of our State. He is employed on a public occasion which brings him to New York & is desirous of engaging in business in some department under the first arrangements of the Congress. I can speak of his talents with confidence because I judge from my own experience & I do assure [you] that, sir, he understands thoroughly the power of...