751To James Madison from Edward Clark, ca. 9 April 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
Ca. 9 April 1812. States that there are ports in the U.S. “without adequate means of defence against attack by ships” and that “in some of these ports, land forts are not sufficient safe guards, because the channels are too far distant from the shores to admit the hope of arresting the enemy’s fleet when sailing under the auspices of fair winds and favorable tides.” Military men and statesmen...
752To James Madison from James Clark, 24 September 1816 (Madison Papers)
The death of Judge Innes has occasioned a vacancy in the Federal Circuit Court for the district of Kentucky. As a fit person to fill that vacancy, I beg leave to mention the name of Mr. Robert Trimble of Paris, Kny. As a lawyer Mr. Trimble has for many years ranked at the head of his profession in this state. For three years ending in the year 1810 he was one of the Judges of our supreme court...
753To James Madison from James Clark and Others, 31 March 1816 (Madison Papers)
We your petitioners beg leave to make the following Statement of facts to Your Excelancy and pray for an indulgence untill we Can raise this one Crop in the first place the greater part of us were in expectation that the land would have been purchased that would have filled the Charter Boundry of South Carolina and we expected to have been able to purchased from the State and a good many were...
754To James Madison from James W. Clark, 14 January 1817 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From James W. Clark. 14 January 1817. “J. W. Clark accepts Mr. Madisons invitation to dine with him on thursday next.” RC ( Nc-Ar : Miscellaneous Papers, ser. 1, 2:85). 1 p. James W. Clark was a Republican representative from North Carolina in the Fourteenth Congress.
755To James Madison from Sanford Clark, 1 January 1817 (Madison Papers)
Permit me to remind your Excellancy that it is now well nigh three years since the above resolution passed the National Legislature and the same has not been carried into effect. I am Sir, with the compliments of the season, Your Excellancy’s Very Humble Sert. RC ( DNA : RG 45, Misc. Letters Received). At the top of his letter to JM , Clark wrote: “[‘]Resolved, by the Senate & House of...
756To James Madison from Sanford Clark, 9 June 1814 (Madison Papers)
Midshipman John Clark who fell on the Eventful 10th. of Sepr. on Lake Erie was my son. I represent him as Administrator—the proportion of prize money for the Capture of the British Squadron annexed to his name will of course be payable to me. Would you have the goodness to inform me on whom or what Office & in what manner I must draw for the money. It is with repugnance that I trouble you for...
757To James Madison from Thomas Clark, 24 January 1814 (Madison Papers)
I have taken the liberty to send you a copy of the second edition of the naval history of the U.S. I have also enclosed proposals for the publication of a history of the United States. It is hoped your patronage will not be denied to a work, which the state of our country so much demands. Unfortunately our history has been greatly neglected; & this has been attended with effects extremely...
758To James Madison from William Clark, 10 April 1811 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
10 April 1811, St. Louis. Has frequently been asked by “small parties of Showonees resideing within this Territory” about assigning them a permanent tract of land where they might avoid disputes with their neighbors and “where the white people will not be permited to Sell them Spiritious Liquors.” His efforts to prevent liquor sales have been “without complete effect … in a Country like this,...
759To James Madison from William Clark, 22 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
By the request of the Legislative Council and house of Representatives of this Territory—I have the honor to enclose you their Resolutions, “Conserning the Indian Lands Claimed in the County of St. Gennevieve and Cape Gerredou.” From the partial reference to the Recorder Books at this place, it would appear that the Showonees and Delawars, by virtue of a permission from the Baron Carondelet...
760To James Madison from Isaac Clason, 17 December 1813 (Madison Papers)
Having been an eye witness in some respects of the most nefarious trade & trafic, that has been carried on between some of the inhabitants of the United States, & those of the enemy at Halifax, and their shipping lyeing in the waters of the eastern States, I have thought proper to communicate the same to the executive. The enemy are regularly fed by Swedes or by pretended Swedes, with forged...