21To James Madison from James Jay, 7 June 1811 (Madison Papers)
...other parts of the State, who are taking measures, on a large Scale, to introduce British goods from Canada into the adjacent States. One part of the Scheme is to fix Agents for the purpose in Montreal and other convenient places. This hint I hope may enable you to defeat or at least diminish the impending Evil. It would be best not to mention my name on the occasion; and this I suggest,...
22To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 17 December 1811 (Madison Papers)
The militia most likely to be embodied & disposed to resist is that of the settlements along the river St Lawrence from Montreal up to Kingston on Lake Ontario. Below all is French and neutral. Above, the population is principally american & friendly. RespectfullyMontreal and vicinity, including a company at St. John’s, the
23To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 2 January 1812 (Madison Papers)
...a prominent Philadelphia family, resigned his commission in 1800, and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Two or three years later he moved to Windsor, Vermont, and shortly thereafter resettled in Montreal. On a business trip to Boston in February 1808 Henry began a correspondence with the colonial secretary of Lower Canada about the political situation in New England, the contents of...
24To James Madison from William Blackledge, 20 March 1812 (Madison Papers)
Edward Gray, who died in December 1810, had been sheriff of the district of Montreal. John Henry, in anticipation of Gray’s demise, had sought the office but without success (Cruikshank,
25To James Madison from Henry Dearborn, 6 April 1812 (Madison Papers)
After Securing the Small posts, on the southern Side of the River st Lawrence, the Town & Garrison of Montreal, will be the first important object: Its insular possition, and the width of the River, with a Garrison of regular, and provincial Troops, of uncertain numbers (but probably not less than from, four to eight thousand......Montreal Shall have been carried, and Suitable measures taken...
26To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, [ca. 12 July] 1812 (Madison Papers)
The object of these measures is 1. to take without any delay possession of Canada from Niagara upwards. 2. to prepare for attacking Montreal ...who can be collected, of the troops which shall have reduced Niagara, and of number of volunteers who, according to the amount of opposing force, may be wanted. 3. to delay immediate attack on Montreal until trial has been made of possibility...
27To James Madison from Caleb Nichols, [ca. 17 July] 1812 (Madison Papers)
...more difficult to conquer the Upper than the lower, except Quebect, Province, because the Subjects of the former are infinitely More loyal than those of the latter, unless by the conquest of Montreal, by which to cut off the Communication between the upper and lower Province, when the former would fall of Course without Sending a Single Soldier into it. Your Petitioner ther⟨e⟩for...
28To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 13 August 1812 (Madison Papers)
...to keep on the defensive; and that he can only be extricated by an immediate concentration of all our disposible troops & militia at Niagara, and by the capture of the British fort & settlements there. An attack upon Montreal must probably be delayed. It is true that the communication from that quarter with the Indians cannot be completely cut off without taking Montreal itself. But once...
29To James Madison from Henry Dearborn, 15 August 1812 (Madison Papers)
...Hull all that I could do was done without any delay. If the Troops from the Southward are pushed on soon, I am persuaded that we may yet be prepared to act with effect on uper Canada, and on Montreal, before the season for acting is passed. I have requested Govr. Snyder to send two thousand of the Militia of the Northwestern frontiers of that State, to
30To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, [ca. 26 August] 1812 (Madison Papers)
...to effect Woolsey’s object.” “It’s effects will be—to give us the exclusive use of the lake during the Campaign; to give to the Western extremity of your line of operations, (between Lake Ontario & Montreal), an excellent point of support & lastly to cut asunder your enemy’s line of communication. Whether Gen. D. operate between the Lakes, Erie & Ontario, or between the latter & Montreal,...