1From James Madison to John Armstrong, 26 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
Your account dated 25th December last, which has not been examined at the Treasury for want of the vouchers, containing a charge for Office furniture, it is necessary to apprize you that such an allowance has never been made and cannot therefore at the Treasury, be admitted. The Commissioners under the Louisiana Convention have deposited with Mr Skipwith the papers, furniture and utensils of...
2From James Madison to George Johnston, 26 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have received your letter respecting the capture of the Ship Commerce. Having already written to the Governor of Cuba on the subject of the irregular Cruizers, which sally from the ports of that Island to interrupt our Commerce, and received his answer, it is less necessary to repeat the remarks I then made. The President having been pleased to appoint Mr. Henry Hill Jr., who is understood...
3From James Madison to James Monroe, 26 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
It appears that George Utz, for information respecting whom the Prussian Minister addressed himself to you, died at Philadelphia in the year 1793, leaving property to the amount of £400, which is in safe hands. No legal representative had claimed it in July last, from the administrator. During the hostilities at sea which grew out of the state of things between France and the United States in...
4To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 26 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
I had the honour to duely receive your obliging Letter of the 14th. instant, & am extremely sorry, that altho’ much better in health, that I do not think myself sufficiently re-established to allow of my immeadiately proceeding to Washington, so as to be there within the time suggested in your Letter. I hope Sir, that you will not consider this determination in any other light, than as...
5To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne (Abstract), 26 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
26 March 1805, New Orleans . “Your private Letter of the 14th. of January with its enclosure was duly received. I have not yet attempted to select any additional Members for the Council, inasmuch as few persons here would accept until the issue of the memorial to Congress was ascertained. “Eugene Dorciere, James Mather and George Pollocks Commissions bear Date the 30th of August, and William...
6To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne (Abstract), 26 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
26 March 1805, New Orleans . “I am Honored with the receipt of your Letter of the 25th Ultimo, and shall be particularly attentive to its contents. The Marquis of Casa Calvo is yet in this City, and I believe contemplates remaining for Some time; there at present exists between the Marquis and myself a friendly intercourse, and I shall embrace an early opportunity to make to him the...
7To James Madison from Jacob Ridgway (Abstract), 26 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
26 March 1805, Antwerp . “The preceding are duplicates of my last respects of the 24th Jan:y. and 8th Ulto. to which I beg leave to refer you as also to the Duplicates of the several Letters and Vouchers therein mentioned. “Permit me now, Sir to call your attention to a subject alluded to in your standing Instructions but not Sufficiently explicit to determine my Conduct; I mean the Case when...
8To Thomas Jefferson from John Barnes, 26 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed, rec’d Yesterday is presented. you for your Government.– The Painter– W. Dougherty– informed me was in Town a few days ago.– said he abt. to set out for Monticello – in a day – or two – I desired WD. to take him – I wished to see him not having called. presume he is on his way to M. The within Articles I hope will reach Rd. & M. in time for a seasonable use of them—with due...
9To Thomas Jefferson from John Benson, 26 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your esteem’d favour of the 23rd current was duly received, and its contents punctually attended to. I hope the box will be safely delivered to you. Permit me Sir to congratulate you, on your reelection, Accept my best wishes for your heath & happiness, with Sentiments of esteem, I am very respectfully your Obt Servt MHi : Coolidge Collection.
10From Thomas Jefferson to William C. C. Claiborne, 26 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 14th. inst. being the moment of my departure on a short visit to this place, I wrote to you on the subject of locating the lands of General Lafayette, and particularly to have immediately surveyed the vacant lands adjacent to the canal of Carondelet on both sides, & either touching, or near to the city. if I recollect rightly they were upwards of 600. as. I omitted, what I meant to have...