751To James Madison from Josiah Meigs, 4 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to present with this in obedience to your directions, a map of the United states, on which are exhibited the various Cessions of Lands by treaties with Indian tribes. The areas of the different Cessions are estimated only—and consequently until actually surveyed, must be considered as imperfect. I am &c Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 49, Division C, Misc. Letters Sent). Map not...
752To James Madison from Jabez W. Heustis, 3 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
Permit me to claim your attention for a moment to a subject, to which equity, impartiality and honour, cannot fail to give a candid hearing. Your Exelency and Congress have been duly impressed with a sense of the important acquisition which the honour of our Country has derived from the heroic achievements, and the glorious victories, affected by the valour of our intrepid Navy, and have...
753To James Madison from Daniel Hughes, 3 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
I have served my Country for Seventeen years as a soldier, fourteen of That time has been passed on the Water⟨s⟩ of Missouri and Mississippi, all commands in the interior west of those Waters I was ordered on & executed Them with Zeal and fidellity. The late organization of the Peace Establishment has left me to chalk out a new life and I must assure your Excellency it is truely a new one to...
754To James Madison from Gaetano Caruso [ca. 2 January, 1816] (Madison Papers)
Gaetano Caruso has the honor to state to the President of the United States that in the year 1805 at the time that the American Squadron blockaded Tripoli, Captain John Hall of the United States Marine Corps engaged G Caruso in the Capa[c]ity of Director and leader of a military Band for said Corps under the conditions specified in the inclosed Document which were not fulfilled. A few months...
755To James Madison from Tishomingo, [2 January 1816] (Madison Papers)
The Talk of Tissua Mingo delivered to the Agent of US at the agencey house the 2. day of January 1816. Brother. I have now come to see you to Complain of the wrongs my nation is Suffering you know we took you by the hand when the pathes, all around us was bloody and you then promiseed us that we might look to the United States for Justice that the President Our father & the Secretary of war...
756To James Madison from Robert Patterson, 1 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour, at this time, of laying before you, a Report of the operations of the Mint during the last year. From the Statement of the Treasurer, herewith transmitted, it will appear, that during that period there have been struck at the Mint— In gold coins, 635 pieces, amounting to $3,175 dollars; In silver coins, 69,232 pieces, amounting to 17,308 dollars; Making in the whole 69,867...
757From John Adams to James Madison, 1815 (Adams Papers)
Benjamin Wells Esqr and his Lady are very ambitious of paying their respects to President Madison and his Lady. The Gentleman’s Grandfathers were two as respectable Characters as any in Boston. One of them, Chief Justice Pratt of New York was one of my Patrons at the Barr in 1758; and his Memory will forever be held in veneration by me. The Lady is a Daughter of our late Governor Sumner and a...
758To James Madison from Benjamin Lenover and Others, [ca. December 1815] (Madison Papers)
The Memorial of the undersigned, citizens of the Indiana Territory Most Respectfully sheweth That being about to emerge from a Territorial into a state Government and having yet running nearly through and including the centre of our Territory an extensive body of the richest land in the Western country; to which the Indian Title is yet unextinguished We beg leave to represent to Your...
759To James Madison from Yona Equa, 31 December 1815 (Madison Papers)
General Love seeing the way we were impos on by our white neighbours advised us to apply to you to appoint some person who might see us done justice and settle any disputes that might arise betwine us and our white neighbors As Colo. Meigs lived at too great a distance, in consequence of this we Wrote a petition from Cowe signed by the headmen of twenty towns and sent it by mail from...
760To James Madison from Hosea Humphrey, 31 December 1815 (Madison Papers)
I have presumed to present you a small volume too trifling to be considered in the view of A present or to claim obligation, and Sir if at any time when perusing it you shall be convinced it is a misaplication or waste of time my earnest request is that you will not consider yourself under the least obligation to read it through. But Sir having published many new Ideas and novelty being...